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22 Cards in this Set
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ATTENTION STEP
Good Morning Nursing Students....As we begin...Imagine a couple of scenarios with me..... |
Card #1
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CENTRAL IDEA / SLIDE #1
Today talking about a communication disorder called Aphasia that specifically affects one's ability to speak and/or comprehend words both verbal and written |
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CREDIBILITY STATEMENT
I am personally familiar with this condition as my own mother suffered from it.... |
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PREVIEW OF POINTS
Today we will talk about What Aphasia is.....what causes it? And how to care for patients that have it |
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TRANSITION...Let's look at what it is...
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Card #5
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According to an article from the Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Aphasia is a condition that robs you of the ability to communicate. It can affect your ability to express and/or understand language boht verbal and written
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Card #6
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SLIDE #2
There are several forms of Aphasia..we will talk about the two main...Broca's/speak and express with words (scenario 1) and Wernicke's/ ability to understand (scenario 2) |
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TRANSITION....let's look at what causes it.....
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The Oxford Illustrated Companion to Medicine states that the main causes of Aphasia are head injury, stroke, inflammation, and tumors
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Card #9
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According to the Mayo clinic article I mentioned earlier, the most common cause of Aphasia is STROKE...the blockage or rupture of a blood vessel in the brain causing damage to the surrounding tissue.
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Card #10
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The Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Alllied Health states that Strokes lead to more than 80,000 new cases of Aphasia each year!
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Kind of Aphasia depends on where stroke, injury, etc..is in the brain...SLIDE #3
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Card #12 / SLIDE #3
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TRANSITION....Talk about how to care for patients with Aphasia
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Card #13
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As nurse's many of you will be working in hospitals, rehab facilties, and nursing homes and are likely to work with patients suffering from Aphasia at one time or another
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Pts lives already compromised by illness/injury..now ability to communicate severly altered
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SLIDE #4/ Important to know what kind...to help them efficiently. Pts frightened...difficult
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Card #16/ SLIDE #4
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Patience Important
Emphathy Imagine being cold and not being able to ask for a blanket....thirsty...drink...time? |
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Patients will have or had had speech and communiction therapy.....
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Card #18
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According to professor A.M.O. Bakheit from the Pennisula Medical School...the rate and extent of improvement from therapy depends on the type of Aphasia the patient has. Broca's better prognosis...because they understand what is going on...
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Card #19
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You will become familiar with different techniques and tools used to help patients communicate..SLIDE #5 Communication Chart
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Transition...that's all we will cover for today....
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Card #21
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SUMMARY...What Aphasia is...what causes it...how to care for patients...FINAL THOUGHT...I hope you've learned something here today and will take that knowledge with you to help you effectively care for patients with Aphasia
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Card #22
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