Summary of Nursing care of patients with Parkinson 's disease--a rehabilitative view
In order to help patients that present with Parkinson’s disease, a better understanding of what the disease can do to the body and mind is highly beneficial. The article written by by M. Coumarassamy and B. Saravanan titled “Nursing care of patients with Parkinson 's disease--a rehabilitative view”, did just such a thing for its reader. This article came from the Nursing Journal of India, Volume 93, Issue 11, pages 253-254 and was published in 2002.
The article gives descriptive terms and phrases about different aspects of Parkinison’s disease. Starting with a definition of the disease as being a neuro-psychiatric disorder that causes issues with movement in all sorts of different aspects with the body, the article then goes into some statistics about the disease. Some statistics include that both men and women are affected equally and that this disease occurs normally after the age of fifty. According to the article some main physical symptoms of Parkinson’s disease include have tremors in the limbs, a expressionless face, unclear speech, flexed posture, slow.to start moving, festination, stiffness of the limbs, hypokinesis, constipation, bladder …show more content…
If verbal messages are not clear, then other methods should be used like a communication board, mechanical voice synthesizer, or computer to prevent frustration for all parties. The mental and emotional state of the patient, especially in early stages Parkinison’s should to be monitored. The caregiver should check for changes in the patient 's mood, cognition and general well being. Depression, anxiety, suicidal tendencies, panic, denial, hostility, withdrawal, and dependency may present themselves. Caregivers and family should be educated in how to interact best with the patient and need to know that their support is crucial to the
In order to help patients that present with Parkinson’s disease, a better understanding of what the disease can do to the body and mind is highly beneficial. The article written by by M. Coumarassamy and B. Saravanan titled “Nursing care of patients with Parkinson 's disease--a rehabilitative view”, did just such a thing for its reader. This article came from the Nursing Journal of India, Volume 93, Issue 11, pages 253-254 and was published in 2002.
The article gives descriptive terms and phrases about different aspects of Parkinison’s disease. Starting with a definition of the disease as being a neuro-psychiatric disorder that causes issues with movement in all sorts of different aspects with the body, the article then goes into some statistics about the disease. Some statistics include that both men and women are affected equally and that this disease occurs normally after the age of fifty. According to the article some main physical symptoms of Parkinson’s disease include have tremors in the limbs, a expressionless face, unclear speech, flexed posture, slow.to start moving, festination, stiffness of the limbs, hypokinesis, constipation, bladder …show more content…
If verbal messages are not clear, then other methods should be used like a communication board, mechanical voice synthesizer, or computer to prevent frustration for all parties. The mental and emotional state of the patient, especially in early stages Parkinison’s should to be monitored. The caregiver should check for changes in the patient 's mood, cognition and general well being. Depression, anxiety, suicidal tendencies, panic, denial, hostility, withdrawal, and dependency may present themselves. Caregivers and family should be educated in how to interact best with the patient and need to know that their support is crucial to the