Dementias Observation

diagnosed with dementia. (Alzheimer, 2012, p,1) This is a disease that affects one’s brain and is characterized by “changes in the cognitive, psychomotor, emotional and behavioural domains” (Cruz, Marques, Barbosa, Figueiredo, & Sousa, 2011, p.282) of the brain. There has been research done more recently that suggests that a new technology called multi-sensory therapy or Snoezelen therapy may be able to maintain or improve some of the remaining abilities in a patient suffering from dementia such as self-care

Research has shown that instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) e.g., preparing meals, using the telephone, managing finances, and taking medications), are affected early in dementia. Compared to basic self-care tasks (e.g., feeding, dressing, transferring, toileting, and bathing). IADL is self-report and informant that become the basis of assessment and diagnosis. However, both methods are limited in sensitivity for capturing distinctive performance problems. More explicitly, self-report

Memory is key for self-identity and well-being. Films, arts, literature and sciences have documented the importance of it. A man can be robbed of everything he owns, but his memories, are his, and his alone. No one can take that away from him. But for millions of people, a day comes when that’s no longer the case. As people grow older and their bodies start to decay, so do their brains. Their body’s single most important organ, starts failing. And that disease is called Alzheimer’s, and it transforms

Introduction This assignment will reflect on the effectiveness of my clinical and interpersonal skills in relation to my position as a nurse in a busy critical care unit. It will primarily focus on one particular patient and the care they received by myself in their immediate post operative period. In accordance with the NMC’s code of professional conduct names will not be used to protect the patient’s confidentiality. NMC (2008). Reflection is an important tool for all health care practitioners

Trial Design and Sample Size The main outcome of this Prospective Cohort Study is incidence of dementia in subjects with Parkinson’s disease. An estimated sample size of 235 study subjects across two centers in Hawaii and Massachusetts is foreseen. This sample size was selected based on the literature, and standard statistics charts showing an effect size, E/S = 0.30, α = 0.050, and β = 0.100, and at a power = 0.900. It is envisaged that there will be a total of 117 study subjects at the center

Findings and Analysis In this section, the results of studies gathered using Multisensory Environments (MSEs) is presented. The use of Snoezelen, gardens and controlled environments alike were used to find the benefits of multisensory therapy with dementia patients living in nursing homes. “The term ‘MSE’ can be used broadly to encompass any environmental intervention that promotes stimulation of multiple sensory systems, including but not limited to, visual auditory, gustatory, olfactory, tactile

This essay will aim to introduce the term dementia including the types, causes, prevalence, young onset and models of care. This essay will continue to address what skill could be implemented to provide person centred care with understanding of health promotion and recovery concepts. According to the Department of Health (DoH, 2013), dementia is describe as a syndrome that can be caused by number of progressive disorder which affects memory, thinking, behaviour and ability to perform everyday activities

Chapter 60: Nursing Management: Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, and Delirium Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A 68-year-old patient who is hospitalized with pneumonia is disoriented and confused 3 days after admission. Which information indicates that the patient is experiencing delirium rather than dementia? a. The patient was oriented and alert when admitted. b. The patient’s speech is fragmented and incoherent. c. The patient is oriented to person but disoriented to place and time. d. The patient

living with dementia, and 25,000 new cases are diagnosed each year. Although the hallmark presentation of dementia is progressive cognitive impairment, perhaps the most challenging for the health care team to manage is the accompanying behavioral and psychological symptoms of dmentia (BPSD), particularly agitation and agression. BPSD, also called responsive behaviours and neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) in other literature, are a collection of symptoms that will affect 98% of dementia patients

During my first clinical rotation as a nursing student, I was assigned to care for several older adults suffering from dementia. Although all of my patients ranged in severity from mild to severe progression of dementia, they all experienced moments of agitation, anxiety, or disturbed behaviors related to their disease. It occurred to me after careful review of several patient charts that despite often being prescribed pharmaceutical regimes for other comorbidities, these patients were rarely prescribed