Unit 2 Study Guide Understand about health‚ illness‚ and wellness: (CHP 17 p. 295 & PP Health Promotion and Disease Prevention) Health - is the state of complete physical‚ mental (emotional)‚ and social (including spiritual) well-being‚ not merely the absence of disease. Health is holistic in nature; it’s the full expression of a person’s physical‚ emotional‚ social and spiritual potential. It’s a dynamic state in which the person continuously adapts to changes in the internal and external environments
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the care and support of individuals with dementia Describe what is meant by a person-centred approach Person centred approach is when you involve a client fully in their care plan. Promoting feelings of self-respect‚ considering religion and cultural needs‚ promoting self-respect self-esteem and confidence. Providing ranges of activities appropriate for that clients’ needs and preferences. Outline the benefits of working with and individual with dementia in a person-centred way The Benefits of working
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369- Understand the role of Communication and Interactions with Individuals who have Dementia 1.1 People who have dementia can communicate in different ways depending on how they feel and the type of dementia someone has. If an individual has dementia they might not be able to speak so as a career it’s important to read the body language of the individual. If they make funny noises or they are acting out of character or if they are being very loud then this may mean they are not happy and that
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older will be suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s is a form of dementia and its devastating that there will be roughly 7.1 million diagnosed with one specific form of dementia. With this skyrocketing increase will come the need for more intervention and prevention projects to help the number of individuals suffering from all forms of dementia. Even though there is an umbrella of different forms of dementia‚ dementia its self is a term used to describe a disease that is chronic‚ progressive
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follow up by the nurse in community helps to identify the risk and level of care needs (Ryan et al 2006). This helps the nurse to plan interventions and develop programs for best practice care. For example‚ if a person presents with any signs of dementia‚ it is very important to get an accurate past history of the patient. This help the nurse and care giver to manage and give the best care possible. Managing patients medical and experiences of patient illness: In Ryan et al (2006) study‚ participants
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Clinical focus Incontinence in patients with dementia Harriet Price I ncontinence is highly prevalent in people with dementia owing to deterioration in their mental and physical abilities (Wai et al‚ 2010). However‚ Yap and Tan (2006) discuss whether people with dementia have ‘true incontinence’‚ as Abrams et al (1988: p6) define incontinence as: ‘the involuntary loss of urine that is objectively demonstrable and presents a social or hygiene problem.’ This definition implies
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DEM 312 Understand and enable interaction and communication with individuals who have dementia 1.1 Alzheimer’s disease Short-term memory loss is associated with Alzheimer’s disease. Individuals affected with this disease may be unable to remember things that have just happened or ask the same questions repeatedly. Individuals suffering with it can also forget people this could be just forgetting their names and eventually just forgetting who they are. This itself can cause communication issues
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Sign In Expand+ Article Non-pharmacological interventions in dementia Simon Douglas‚ Ian James and Clive Ballard Simon Douglas is a clinical research nurse at the Wolfson Research Centre in Newcastle upon Tyne. He is currently coordinating a number of studies‚ particularly on dementia in nursing and residential homes and providing input into a new trial of non-pharmacological interventions for dementia. Ian James is a consultant clinical psychologist at the Centre for the
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thought to account for between 60 and 70% of all dementias with the second most common type being vascular dementia 10-30%.” Vascular dementia is a disease that mirrors the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. However‚ vascular dementia is caused by a lack of oxygen that travels to the brain‚ which in turn results in memory loss. Those who suffer from vascular dementia are usually older individuals. Age is one of the biggest risk factors with vascular dementia. According to Peters (2012)‚ blood pressure‚
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Behaviours Problems in Dementia Persons with dementia may gradually lose their so-called "internal critics" that would tell them what things are and are not appropriate to do in public or in certain company. For instance‚ some will use curse words or seek out alcohol more frequently as the disease progresses. Curse words‚ obscenities‚ and similar behaviors are some of the most taboo and sometimes most basic forms of expression that someone can use. When a person with dementia is surprised or frustrated
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