Nursing Intervention Paper
Running head: NURSING ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTIONS 1
Nursing Assessment and Interventions to Older Adults With Dementia
Karen Montanez
Trinitas School of Nursing
Abstract
This paper explores three published articles that report the different nursing assessments, strategies and interventions for patients with dementia. The paper explains the meaning of dementia, how to communicate properly with patients who suffer from the disease and techniques to achieve a good understanding of the patient’s needs. Also, this paper examines different ways on how to properly assess and deal with the disease, nursing care strategies for older adults with dementia, and how to avoid restrains or any invasive procedures that might agitate or confuse the patient.
Keywords: dementia, older patient care, nursing care
Nursing Assessment and Interventions to Older Adults with Dementia
The term dementia is used to describe the symptoms that occur when the brain is affected by specific diseases and conditions. These include Alzheimer 's disease and strokes. Dementia is progressive, which means the symptoms will gradually get worse. How quickly dementia progresses will depend on the individual. Some of the symptoms are memory loss, mood changes, and communication problems. Each …show more content…
Use one-step instructions and short simple sentences to enhance the patient’s ability to process instructions and information. Use of gestures is very important! Even if the patient cannot understand what you are saying verbally they can read your body language; therefore, caretakers have to be sensitive, and last but not least, if the patient is presented with two objects or options, you may want to limit the choices because too many options will cause confusion and frustration (Zembrzuski,
Nursing Assessment and Interventions to Older Adults With Dementia
Karen Montanez
Trinitas School of Nursing
Abstract
This paper explores three published articles that report the different nursing assessments, strategies and interventions for patients with dementia. The paper explains the meaning of dementia, how to communicate properly with patients who suffer from the disease and techniques to achieve a good understanding of the patient’s needs. Also, this paper examines different ways on how to properly assess and deal with the disease, nursing care strategies for older adults with dementia, and how to avoid restrains or any invasive procedures that might agitate or confuse the patient.
Keywords: dementia, older patient care, nursing care
Nursing Assessment and Interventions to Older Adults with Dementia
The term dementia is used to describe the symptoms that occur when the brain is affected by specific diseases and conditions. These include Alzheimer 's disease and strokes. Dementia is progressive, which means the symptoms will gradually get worse. How quickly dementia progresses will depend on the individual. Some of the symptoms are memory loss, mood changes, and communication problems. Each …show more content…
Use one-step instructions and short simple sentences to enhance the patient’s ability to process instructions and information. Use of gestures is very important! Even if the patient cannot understand what you are saying verbally they can read your body language; therefore, caretakers have to be sensitive, and last but not least, if the patient is presented with two objects or options, you may want to limit the choices because too many options will cause confusion and frustration (Zembrzuski,