Dementia can also bring about a case of changed behaviour and mood swings. “Dementia is caused when the brain is…
Dementia is an umbrella term. By this I mean that it covers many different conditions. Each condition affects the brain and can lead to dementia due to brain de deterioration and loss of function. Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome- this is a brain disorder in which not getting enough B1 vitamin will affect your brain function. B1 vitamin is used in the brain to change sugar into energy.…
As the disease advances the patient may lose the ability to do things effectively. Following and keeping a care plan up to date will ensure that the patient receives the quality and safe care service. Dementia cases should be treated individually because the disease affects people differently. This can cause altered behaviours by a patient trying to communicate. Talking about work and keeping conversations lively, may encourage patient to talk about what they enjoy or used to enjoy, this may help keeping them from feeling depressed however some other times they may prefer some peace and quiet.…
How would you feel if you were unable to effectively communicate your feelings and emotions? Would you become frustrated, depressed, or even angry? Alzheimer’s disease affects numerous people, in fact one in ten people age 65 or older has Alzheimer’s dementia. Alzheimer’s causes memory loss and gradually diminishes a person’s ability to communicate; therefore, learning how to effectively communicate with those who have Alzheimer’s is very important. Good communication with an Alzheimer’s patient can be challenging, but will greatly enhance the quality of life of someone who has Alzheimer’s.…
Other symptoms of dementia include the loss of the ability to focus and pay attention, disruption in speech or the loss of speech ability, apathy, confusion, and the inability to reason or impaired…
This causing them to become less aware of their actions and how they treat others. a. ‘’Emotional changes occurring in dementia are predominantly negative in nature, such as apathy, irritability, withdrawal, self-centered behavior, and agitation. ’’ b.…
Hearing loss can occur with age. It can mimic some signs of dementia like speaking louder than before and inability to follow a conversation. Rapidly changing moods within a few minutes can also be an early sign. Energy changes can include sleeping for prolonged periods of time, social withdrawal (not speaking to anyone) and staring or watching television for long periods of…
Symptoms may include memory loss, mental decline, confusion in the evening hours, disorientation, inability to speak or understand, making things up, mental confusion, inability to recognize common things, irritability, personality changes, restlessness, lack of restraint, wandering and getting lost, anxiety, loneliness, mood swings, depression, hallucination, paranoia, inability to combine muscle movements, or unsteady walking. A person who has contracted dementia can experience all of the aforementioned symptoms as they are separated into five different categories. Those categories are the cognitive, behavioral, mood, psychological, and muscular functions which all are affected by dementia. As a result of how many different groups that dementia can affect, it can affect people in such a severe way that they often cannot recognize family members or understand speech.…
I currently work full time at a nursing home as a state-tested nurse aide. My job is to assist people who cannot care for themselves to perform basic care that is required on a daily basis. A few of my job duties include helping residents of this facility with bathing, getting dressed each morning, brushing their teeth, assisting them in eating their meals, and taking them to the restroom,. That is just a small amount of tasks I complete in during an exhausting 12-hour shift. In the medical field, this care is called activities of daily living, or ADL’s for short.…
Being a certified nursing assistant (CNA) for elderly comes with many challenges, and I didn’t discover this until after did my clinical at a nursing home. There, I observed many opportunities for learning and growth in long-term care. With the permission of my instructor, I explored around and had a little time to communicate with the senior citizens. I continued to make observations and found that communicating with the elderly presents difficulties that impact the CNA’s ability to implement routine care. Communication barriers can create stress and tension between CNAs and senior patients.…
You hear or see these words on a weekly, and sometimes on a daily basis: Dementia. However, sometimes we humans do not wrap our fingers around those words, not knowing what these words mean. Dementia is far more than simple words to assign a term for memory lost.…
The term dementia is commonly used to describe a broad spectrum of neurodegenerative disorders associate with progressive cognitive decline (12). The common symptoms of dementia are “memory loss, mood change, impaired reasoning”, which eventually lead to impairment in regular daily activities (12).…
A nurse who attends to and clarifies nonverbal and verbal communication displays interest, caring and acceptance of the patient; This can lead to a trusting relationship between the nurse and patient even if the patient has difficulty communicating or an altered thought process including dementia patients…
Elderly people with dementia may suffer from harm, abuse and neglect. (Society, 2017) they are at a higher risk due to their disabilities, poor health and increased frailty. (de Chesnay and Anderson, 2008). They are also vulnerable to abuse as they may find it hard to share their feelings and experiences or recall what happened to them.…
My first time working with a Parkinson’s patient I was unprepared for what I was going to encounter, I was unaware of the emotions and feelings that I was going to experience when dealing with a patient with Stage 4 Parkinson’s. I was unaware of how much the disease affects a person in their activities of daily living and how they are able to express themselves. My patient was unable to speak more than a few words at a time and I was unable to show any facial expressions. This worried me in the beginning and I felt quite uneasy about dealing with the situation because I was unsure of how we were going to communicate effectively enough so that I was able to get all the information that I need and so that in turn he would also be able to understand…