knowledge of dementia was old because I have nursed for over thirty years and had not gained recent knowledge in this field‚ only through personal experience. Since 2008 I have worked on a private ward which includes a mixture of medical‚ surgical and palliative clients. Last year through Alzheimer’s WA I undertook the Dementia Champion course. The course provided a dementia file and instructed us on how to educate. The file emphasized that my knowledge base was absent across areas of dementia care including
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Understand and meet the nutritional requirements of individuals with dementia Outcome 1 Understand the nutritional needs that are unique to individuals with dementia. 1.Cognitive means the affect that dementia has on thinking skills eg memory‚ understanding etc. Functional is about the ability to perform actions such as feeding themselves. Emotional is about how they feel and react eg confusion can cause distress and aggression. As dementia progresses‚ eating and drinking can become
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administration of medication to individuals with dementia using a person centred approach. 1.1 There are many forms of medication used to treat symptoms of dementia such as; Pain Killers Anti anxiety drugs Tranquillisers Anti Psychotic Drugs – used to treat challenging and disruptive behaviour such as aggression or agitation. Anti depressants – it is not uncommon for someone with dementia to become depressed this can sometimes make the memory of a person with dementia worse. 1.2 Painkillers
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Date __07/04/15________________ UNIT _Safeguarding_____________ Criteria _CYP 3.3‚ 4.1________ TYPE OF ABUSE POSSIBLE SIGNS‚ SYMPTOMS‚ INDICATORS AND BEHAVIOURS Mental Feel unhappy‚ frightened and distressed. Behave aggressively and anti-socially. Experience difficulties with academic achievement and school attendance. Find it difficult to make friends show signs of physical neglect and malnourishment. Don’t think they can achieve anything‚ don’t get involved with activities or socially
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The Importance Of Traffic SIgns While we walk or drive heading to our schools‚ works‚ or even going to the local town malls or parks‚ we commonly encounter those placards‚ signs with vibrant colors or even with lights across the streets and highway as a tool in having a good flow of traffic. But most of us‚ even myself sometimes neglect those things and disobey those traffic rules or signs. Doing this will imminently lead to the destruction of one’s personal vehicle‚ or even worse a life.
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better than what she started with. Aunt Felicia thought this was the best work Tia had done‚ especially due to her “unfair circumstances”. She was given a watch as a gift because of her hard work‚ which in my opinion was undeserved. Tia is still working on becoming a more independent person as well as learning the value of hard work. I learned a lesson or two myself from a few of Tia’s experiences over the years. This has taught me to take a different approach in
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experience of dementia DEM 301 3 3 22 31/03/2015 J/601/3538 Unit purpose and aim This unit provides the knowledge of the neurology of dementia to support the understanding of how individuals may experience dementia. Learning Outcomes The learner will: 1 Understand the neurology of dementia Assessment Criteria The learner can: 1.1 Describe a range of causes of dementia syndrome Exemplification Dementia Syndrome Dementia caused by a combination of conditions‚ sometimes called a mixed dementia Causes of
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“How Vital Signs are Important to our Health” Vital signs are measurements of the body’s most basic functions. They are very useful in detecting and monitoring medical problems. There are five main types of vital signs which are temperature‚ pulse‚ respiration‚ blood pressure‚ and pain. They can be measured in a medical setting‚ at home‚ at the site of a medical emergency‚ or elsewhere. The normal body temperature of a person should range from 97.8 to 99 degrees F. A person’s body temperature
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D6. The importance of valuing children as an individual is that everyone is different and we all have different needs. Being able to understand the child’s needs can help us to understand them as an individual. You can find out a child’s needs by observing or a practitioner giving information about the child’s specific needs. From knowing about a child’s individual needs can help ensure everyone in the group has an equal opportunity. For example if a child has a disability and the child is in
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PAYAL SHAH DEM 301 UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS AND EXPERIENCE OF DEMENTIA WHAT ARE CAUSES AND SYMPTOMS OF DEMENTIA Alzheimer’s disease – The possible risk factors are increasing age‚ possible genetic link‚ being female and Down’s syndrome. Symptoms: word finding problems‚ forgetting how to do everyday activities‚ confusion‚ forgetting names of people‚ places and appointments ‚ mood swings and withdrawn. Vascular dementia – possible risk factors lifestyle( lack of exercise‚ too much alcohol
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