Dementia is the term used to describe the symptoms that occur when the brain is affected (damaged) by certain diseases and conditions (e.g. a stroke)‚ including Alzheimer’s disease. As this is a progressive disease‚ symptoms can be slowed down‚ but not cured and will always‚ gradually get worse. Regardless of the cause of the dementia‚ as it is the brain cells that are dying‚ some of the person’s abilities and functions of day to day life will progressively become more difficult. There are five
Free Alzheimer's disease Cerebrum Human brain
CFP 208 A1 Nursing Challenges in Care Imagine waking up in the morning and no knowing your partner or spouse lying next to you in the bed. Imagine waking up and not knowing your own name‚ how old you are or when your birthday is. Imagine having to look at your children‚ grandchildren‚ brothers and sisters and asking who they are. Imagine seeing the one you devoted your life to and them not remembering you. Imagine going to visit them every day and every time having to explain to them who you are
Premium Nursing Medicine Patient
Dementia is a progressive disorder that will affect how you’re brain functions and particularly your ability to remember‚ think and reason. Dementia usually affects older people and are approximately 820‚000 people in the UK with the disorder‚ and around 15‚000 are under the age of 65. If the dementia is recognised early enough that are a lot of things that you can be done to make the quality of life better. In a lot of dementia cases the symptoms and quality of life will progress and get worse over
Premium Dementia Alzheimer's disease Parkinson's disease
Death. I’m surrounded by it‚ surrounded by life fleeing people’s lungs at the Hospice and Palliative Care in Columbia MO. For the patients in this center‚ their days have become numbered. I can hear the machines churning away‚ a machine that has become most of these patients single life source. A realization then quickly hits me‚ I’m breathing in the same air that others in this very building are using to take their last. Families rush in and out of the rooms‚ franticly getting in their last
Premium Family Mother Father
Music therapy in care for dementia Dementia is an extremely common disease among the elderly‚ with 4 million Americans currently suffering from the Alzheimer’s type alone. Figures show that 3% of people between the ages of 65-74 suffer from the disease‚ rapidly increasing to 19% for the 75-84 age bracket‚ and as high as 47% for the over 85s. Therefore‚ it is easy to see why Dementia is such a large part of many people’s lives‚ whether they are suffering from the condition themselves‚ or have
Premium Alzheimer's disease Dementia Psychiatry
form of dementia and the signs and symptoms. Dementia Dementia is the name for a group of symptoms which arise from different disease that affect the brain. The brain is made up of millions of brain cells which send messages to each other. These messages tell the individual everything they need to know to cope with everyday life‚ such as how to move‚ what they are seeing‚ how to speak. They also store memories and control emotions - such as laughing and crying. In someone with dementia‚ some of
Premium Neuron Brain Human brain
Pediatric Palliative Care: Nursing Needs and Role In modern society‚ children are expected to outlive their parents. However‚ for children living with life-threatening or terminal illnesses‚ palliative care is an approach to care that enhances quality of life for both the child and the grieving parents. Pediatric palliative care is an area of patient care that can be one of the most emotionally challenging areas of practice. The nurse’s role in caring and supporting children and their families
Premium Nursing Health care Patient
Dementia is the umbrella term for a number of conditions which cause damage to the brain cells. The most common form is Alzheimer’s disease which has a gradual progression. The next most common type is vascular dementia which has a step-like progression. About one in four people with Parkinson’s disease also develop dementia. Short-term memory loss‚ disorientation and loss of concentration are common symptoms. There are other less common types of dementia such as Lewy Body dementia and Frontol Temporal
Premium Alzheimer's disease Dementia Parkinson's disease
Position Paper- Palliative vs Curative care. According to the World Heath Organisation (WHO‚ 2011)‚ Palliative care is an approach‚ which aims to improve quality of life of patients and families who are crippled with life threatening illnesses. Alternatively‚ curative care is an approach that aims to prolong life through technological advances and medicine. It seems that the best approach to health care‚ would be to improve the quality of life as well as prolong life‚ through a combination of
Premium Palliative care Medicine Cancer
Literature Review: The palliative care needs of ethnic minority patients October 29‚ 2012 Literature Review A Paper Presented to Meet Partial Requirements For NRSG-494B Transcultural Nursing Southern Adventist University School of Nursing Literature Review: The palliative care needs of ethnic minority patients: staff perspectives An article titled “The Palliative Care Needs of Ethnic Minority Patients: Staff Perspectives” discussed the palliative care staff’s perceptions of
Premium Hospice Hospital Palliative care