Sociopolitical Paper On Dementia

All of the patients on my unit in my former position were in the beginning and mid stages of Alzheimer’s with one or two very alert ones. The challenge was keeping the more alert residents from rapid mental decline. The key in maintaining the resident’s dignity is providing an environment where they can participate in their level of care,

Patient living in the nursing homes with diagnosis of dementia experience Disruptive behavior. According to Burton et al. (2015) more than 44 million people have dementia. Dementia affects memory, thinking and social abilities. These symptoms severely interfere with daily functioning of the patient. Approximately 90% of dementia patients demonstrate psychological and behavioral symptoms such as anxiety, agitation, depression, hallucination, delusion, and aggression (Chen et al., 2014). Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are a varied group of non-cognitive symptoms affecting demented patients. These symptoms are delusion, hallucination, agitation, anxiety, euphoria, disinhibition, night-time behavioral disturbances

People who have dementia are not aware of requirements for living. They can forget to do the essential things that are vital. Taking medicines, hygiene and even eating are often forgotten. They can get lost or hurt and not understand what is necessary to correct a situation. Turning on the cooker or water and forgetting to turn it off again, locking doors, crossing streets etc can all be dangerous even deadly. In the same way as you would not think an infant capable of self care, a person with dementia cannot be either. Considering the facts that they cannot act in the manner of a

* Hallucinations – see things that aren’t there or talk to people who aren’t around.

This is an 89-year-old, was transferred here from Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, North Carolina on 01/21, for a multitude of problems including altered mental status. The patient can communicate but not well enough to really give a history. I have obtained all this history from her daughter Cynthia who works here at Mayview. I am told that Mamie was born in Edgecombe County right outside of Tarboro and she lived the majority of her life in those areas of Edgecombe County, Pitt County, and Martin County. She got married at the age of 19, and had 13 children. Three of the oldest children have died. Cynthia lives here in Raleigh and her sister Brenda works in Raleigh, but lives in Clayton. Mamie's husband died of some type of respiratory

Before you are able to do an activity and get resident to be involved, you must be able to gain trust from them as this will get people to attend your group. In addition, you must choose activities and games relating to one’s level of functioning since you are working with resident who have different severity level of dementia. You must also learn and understand that you must be flexible when facilitating a group as anything can happen. For example, when one resident is not cooperating during a group or making a scene like making a fuss during an activity then you must be able to remove that residents or move onto another activity.

Most older adults with the diagnosis of dementia living in long-term care facilities have disruptive behaviors. According to Burton et al. (2015), more than 44 million have the diagnosis of dementia. Approximately 135.5 million people will be diagnosed with the same mental illness in the future. According to Chen et al., (2014). Approximately 90% of patients with a diagnosis of dementia display psychological and behavioral symptoms. Alzheimer's disease is a progressive form of dementia. The DSM 5 has replaced “dementia” with Major Neurocognitive Disorder.

I worked closely with the activities director in the dementia care unit. I was tasked with setting up activities and games, preparing snacks, and transporting residents. This experience confirmed the importance of having patience and compassion, and the value of having a proper bedside manner when interacting with others. I was also able to see how difficult it was for the families of those residents with dementia and realized the support they needed when making decisions for their loved one. I found myself listening to families’ grievances and desired a higher level of understanding of medicine to treat patients with disabling

I viewed this particular video in my Developmental Psychology class last semester. What an amazing

Dementia is characterized as a condition where the mental processes of cognition and memory start to deteriorate. It is described as a syndrome that hinders the daily lives of those who have it and is characterized by memory and thinking impairment. The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer’s Disease and the second most common is vascular dementia. Dementia is a syndrome occurring usually, but not limited, to people over the age of 40 and is due to brain damage caused by natural deteriorating, stroke or can be brought on by factors such as excessive drinking or drug abuse. Dementia is best cared for in its early stages and, therefore, an early diagnosis is essential. Recognizing the symptoms by both the dementia patient and the

It is already established that late-life depression is associated with increased risk of dementia, but the temporal relationship between depression and development of

This assignment critically discusses about dementia, a widespread disability among older adults today. It provides an introduction to dementia and analyses its prevalence in society. The various forms of dementias are elaborated with description about dysfunctions and symptoms. Nursing Assessment and Interventions are provided in the further sections which discusses about actions nurses should take on while evaluating patients and treating them. Finally, communication, an important Activity of Daily Living (ADL) is explored and patient/carer advice is presented so as to maintain good health conditions in the patient.

A review of her medical records indicates that on 12/16/16 and 12/20/16 she has urine ordered for UA, C & S due to increased incontinence. On 1/3/17 she was ordered a psych consult due to mood changes. She is taking buspirone hcl 15 mg for agitation. She does suffer from advanced dementia. The facility nurse reports that she continues to suffers from co-morbidities of hypothyroid-stable, HTN-stable and anemia which is chronic. She is known to the palliative care team as she was admitted to palliative care July of 2016 due to her advanced dementia and weight loss, at which time she was in assisted living. She has since transferred to SNF at the gardens due to her progressive decline.

A charge nurse sounded the Code alarm for “missing resident” at about 4 PM when two residents could not be found for dinner. No one noticed missing residents until dinner time, both with dementia and several other health issues. Administrators and the police were notified. Fortunately, both were found by police in a park approximately two miles away from the nursing home. Less than two weeks later, against all odds, another disabled resident eloped from second floor through his assigned room window. He was an 88 year old WWII veteran who went through second floor window and jumped from balcony with Foley catheter still attached. Fortunately, he did not injured and police found him in the area while he was riding a bicycle which he picked up

Delirium, Depression, and Dementia are some of the most common psychological diagnoses in the elderly today. The three D’s are difficult to differentiate between in older adults because they overlap with each other and can all exist in the same patient at once. Delirium, Dementia, and Depression all affect the elderly’s quality of life and often increase the risks for one another (Downing, Caprio & Lyness, 2013). For the purpose of this paper I will be focusing primarily on the diagnosis of Dementia, the prevention, and nursing measures associated with it, but first I would like to differentiate between Delirium and Depression because Dementia is often associated with the two in the older adult population.