DEMENTIA AWARENESS Explain what is meant by the term Dementia The term ’dementia ’ describes a set of symptoms which include loss of memory‚ mood changes‚ processing information and problems with communication and reasoning. These symptoms occur when the brain is damaged by certain diseases‚ including Alzheimer ’s disease and damage caused by a series of small strokes. Dementia affects older and younger people and the decline in the person will get worse as more brain cells are damaged or die
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Community and Public Health Nursing Reflection Licia Phillips NUR/405 July 8‚ 2013 Professor Cindy Januale RN‚ MSN In the Young’s neighborhood the community is family and community centered. The community nurse and their partners and the individuals of the community come together for the greater good of the community. The neighborhood health clinic offers free immunizations as long as he individuals bring a copy of their shot records. The community also holds annual health fairs to update
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A) According to the American Psychology Association‚ older adults are defined as “persons 65 years of age or older (APA‚ Practitioners‚ 2002) The older adult population is separated by two subpopulations called “young old”‚ “older old”‚ and “oldest old.”(APA‚ Practitioners‚ 2002) “Young old” describe those between the ages of 65-74‚ “older old” describes those between the ages of 75 and 84‚ and oldest old refers to those 85 and older. (APA‚ Practitioners‚ 2002) Other important subpopulations include
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THE OLDER POPULATION Gray is the new color of the world population. Today the globe is home to two billion people over the age of sixty‚ a group that is growing five times as quickly as the population as a whole. Of those‚ one hundred and eleven million are in the United States alone. With our elderly population increasing; we will have to find ways to care for them. According to the Census Bureau‚ more people were 65 and over in 2010‚ and increased at a faster rate than the
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Unit 4222-237 Dementia awareness. 1.3. Depression‚ delirium and age related memory impairment may be mistaken for dementia as they all share the many of the same symptoms as dementia. Below I will put the symptoms of all of these and you will see they are very similar. Symptoms of depression: -Anxiety‚ irritability‚ Delusions -Hallucinations -Increased or decreased body movements -Pacing‚ wringing their hands‚ pulling or rubbing their hair‚ body‚ or clothing -Sleep disturbance: difficulty
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GERIATRIC DEMENTIA Dementia has an originally meaning of madness “a serious loss of global cognitive ability in a previously unimpaired person‚ beyond what might be expected from normal aging.” Although dementia has always been somewhat common‚ it has become even more common among the elderly in recent history. Dementia is one of the most serious disorders affecting the elderly. The prevalence of dementia increases rapidly with age. The prevalence of dementia has been difficult to determine
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experience and consider other explanations for what happened and if there are alternative ways of doing things. Therefore‚ to enhance reflection in practice‚ there are key values that underpin nursing.
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Dementia is a progressive brain impairment that interferers with memory and basic living functions. According to the scholarly journal‚ “Dementias”‚ dementia affects about 46 million people worldwide. Approximately 7.7 million new cases of dementia form every year. This occurs in both men and women over the age of sixty. Dementia affects patient memory‚ and impairs abstract thoughts and functions such as aphasia and apraxia. Along with the again process‚ dementia can be caused by
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Greta was heading towards late adulthood and had dementia. It is a condition in which there is a decline in the mental ability which interferes with interferes with daily life. It has some early symptoms which if taken care can prevent getting it severe and worsen the condition. As mentioned‚ Greta had always been an independent woman. She loved doing things on her own and taking care of herself and her family. This trait of her made it difficult for her to accept taking medical help for her condition
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experience of dementia DEM 301 3 3 22 31/03/2015 J/601/3538 Unit purpose and aim This unit provides the knowledge of the neurology of dementia to support the understanding of how individuals may experience dementia. Learning Outcomes The learner will: 1 Understand the neurology of dementia Assessment Criteria The learner can: 1.1 Describe a range of causes of dementia syndrome Exemplification Dementia Syndrome Dementia caused by a combination of conditions‚ sometimes called a mixed dementia Causes of
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