Dementia

Short-term suffering if VSED is taken would include a potential for intense suffering for the sick person. A person with dementia will likely but unaware of the situation that they are put into and resist. While sedatives for VSED may help, the true pain the person may be in could be unavailable to a health care professional as the person cannot express themselves. During the…

Greta is currently entering late adulthood and is suffering from dementia. She has always been a very strong and independent woman so accepting assistance and care is a difficult and abnormal process for her. Furthermore, due to her determination to maintain independence and her health, she often avoids little symptoms. This is really worrying as her health professionals have explained that her mini-strokes can turn into a life-threatening stroke if left untreated. As she ignores the symptoms…

Chapter nine was talk over how Dance/Movement Psychotherapy in early childhood treatments. For the period of this chapter they discussed three different case studies that involved children from the ages of 2-five years old. When reading the case studies I was unclear on what was the actual problem because they gave very slight information. For example the case study with Francesca who was just three years old, and did not move for 24hours. She is hooked up to several tubes through a port on her…

of death in the United States. Alzheimer’s is the most common cause of dementia. Dementia is the loss of cognitive functioning, which includes, thinking, remembering, and reasoning. Other dementias include Lewy Body Dementia, frontotemporal disorders, and vascular disorder. It is common for most people to have a combination of different disorders. An example of this would be a person with Alzheimer’s and vascular dementia. Alzheimer’s Disease is the…

support current facilities that provide care for dementia patients, so they feel more equipped to take care of this difficult group of patients. I am hoping that, with better education and support will help the facilities feel more comfortable accepting the patients and reducing the time spent in the acute hospital due to placement problems. Survey of current needs and develop the work force to address the area of needs i.e. facility to manage dementia patients with behavioral problems. More…

experimenting with soothing music on a dementia unit to see if the outcome decreases agitation which contributes to increasing in falls. Playing soothing music thirty minutes before meals and sixty minutes after meals proved the residents were less agitated, the reduction in agitation and turned decreased the falls. Resources are available on the internet through searches but…

First, the five-stage process of caregivers’ adjustment is adapted from the adaptation-coping model applied for patients with dementia of Dröes (1991) and Finnema et al. (2000) (Dröes et al., 2010, p. 144). Although the model of Dröes (1991) and Finnema et al. (2000) focuses on patients with dementia, not their family caregivers, their proposed model depicts a process with specific stages which concern coping with disabilities and an effort to preserve social and emotional balances. Dröes (1991)…

When people mention the word obesity, what comes to mind? It has always been associated with negativity even with, but not limited to, laziness, poor choices, passiveness, and many more undesirable words. Society has always been known to point to those who are easily vulnerable. Throughout the many years, obesity has been mentioned several times. From commercials, newspaper articles about losing weight, poor diets, and inadequate methods of exercise. Many shows like the Biggest Loser, Celebrity…

taking OTC Zicam), no surgeries, and only one hospitalization for a broken toe. Father’s side has history of stroke, and hypertension. Mother’s side has a history of longevity. Starting approximately five years ago client’s family noticed signs of dementia. Also suffers from mild arthritis in right knee. Daily medication includes Diltiazem @ 120mg, and Hydrocodone. Over the counter medications include occasional use of Zicam, and Gas X as needed. Client is retired, living on the lower…

What is Mild Cognitive Impairment? Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a condition that causes cognitive changes that are serious enough to be noticed by those with MCI and people who they regularly associate with but isn't severe as to interrupt daily life. The condition is broken down into two categories: amnestic MCI and nonamnestic MCI. With amnestic MCI, the person forgets appointments, special dates, conversations and recent events that they normally would remember. Those with nonamnestic…