Education for Health Professionals in Management Assignment
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Running head: PRINCIPLES OF EDUCATION IN DEMENTIAPrinciples of Education for Health Professionals in Management of Dementia in AgeingPopulationsName:Institution:Date
2PRINCIPLES OF EDUCATION IN DEMENTIACase StudyMary, not her real name, is an 80-year-old female who is demented with vascular dementia. During my clinical residency at Methodist Hospital in Texas, USA, the patient presented to the hospital by her close family members as she had reached a point where she could no longer live on her own to massive memory loss. As a result, the family members thought that letting her live alone would have triggered worse problems due to the many safety and health risks involved.The fact that she could no longer remember to take care of her hygiene showed that if leftto live alone, Mary would have completely neglected herself whereby they were at times worriedwhether he could at times leave their home without informing them, especially during the night. One of the things that made her particularly vulnerable was her tendency to talk to complete strangers, telling them that she lived alone and where her home was. Mary arrived at the hospital emergency room looking in pain, very frightened and angered since the decision seems to have transpired against her consent. Occasionally, she would inquire about why she was denied the chance to continue living in her spacious apartment. Her condition made her grow continuously suspicious of the surrounding as well as venting out her anger on people regarding “their role” in her condition. We set out on gathering as much information as we could regarding the life history in addition tosignificant events. During this time, the neighbor acted as the best source of vital information regarding Mary. Besides, we also obtained an essential history from her physician who knew her for more than thirty years. The team at Methodist Hospital immediately set out with the emergency procedures such as administration of an intramuscular antipsychotic which is short acting in nature to relieve the 2
3PRINCIPLES OF EDUCATION IN DEMENTIAmanic symptoms such as temperament, anxiety, and anger. Usually, the target is to ensure that the patient is calmed down without interfering with other aspects needs in the emergency room such as heart rate. Mary did show signs of fear and worry hence her venting out was because of growing uneasy owing to the illness. IntroductionDementia is a sudden form of confusion in which the brain undergoes rapid changes because of mental and physical illness. The condition is caused by a reduced supply of oxygen and nutrients from the blood supply. Conditions such as asthma are known to hinder the supply of blood to the brain. The forms of characterization are based on severity, causes, and characteristics (Balas et al., 2012). Causes include sedative drug or alcohol withdrawal, drug abuse, poisons, surgery and infections such as pneumonia and urinary tract infections. Imbalances in the body chemical compositions and electrolyte disturbances may also cause dementia. Disruption of chemicals in the brain may result from intake of certain medications such as blood pressure management drugs.In reference to Inouye (2006) diseases such as pneumonia that trigger inflammation or an infection may change the brain function. There occurs loss in recall or short-term memory, disorientation about place and time, disorganized thinking, personality or emotional changes, problems in concentrating, inconsistency and movements caused by variations affecting the nervous system. Christensen (2014) argues that human beings experience loss of neuron functions but in people suffering from dementia, this comes at a greater impact. The signs and symptoms come about when nerve cells lose connections with other cells of the central nervous system. 3
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