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Bachelor of Nursing - Assignment

   

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Running head: NURSING ASSIGNMENT1Bachelor of nursing assignmentStudent’s nameInstitutional affiliation

NURSING ASSIGNMENT2Should a person living with dementia be involved in decision making regarding their healthcare?Part 2-advantages Dementia is a medical condition that results in loss of cognitive functions such as thinking, remembering, and reasoning. People with dementia have a major role to play in their lives when it comes to making decisions regarding their healthcare (Holroyd-Leduc et al., 2016). The major advantages of involving a person with dementia be involved in decision making regarding their healthcare include; it helps in respecting a person values and wishes. Persons with dementia have a difficult time with their cognitive function. However, allowing them to make decisions will help in respecting their wishes (Lord, Livingston & Cooper, 2015). This may be crucial in helping the patient to have control over their life still. Secondly, involving a person living with dementia in decision making helps in planning for the future. By discussing personal values and their health conditions, it will be easier for the patient to plan for future activities. With this, they will be able to determine the type of health care services they will need and the medication to be using. While the patient is able to talk, the patient can complete legal paperwork to ensure that the wishes are recorded.Additionally, there will be a possibility of the patient adjusting to changing abilities (Miller, Whitlatch & Lyons, 2016). As an illustration, with the patient decisions, there will be a variety of options that they can choose. Furthermore, it will be possible for their facial expressions to be read. As a result, this will make them more involved in the type of their healthcare. This is also an opportunity for the person with dementia to assess his/her abilities about the personal life choices regarding their healthcare.

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