Safety Requirements for Older Patients with Degenerative Conditions

This document discusses the safety requirements for older patients with degenerative conditions, specifically focusing on the impact of dementia on patient safety. It explores the issues associated with dementia, how it affects the ability of older persons to perform daily activities safely, and the implications for patient safety in nursing care plans. The document also provides references for further reading.

Safety requirements for older
patients with degenerative
conditions
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Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6
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INTRODUCTION
The life expectancy for older Australian is increasing due to the medications, nutrition and
other healthcare facilities. Given the rapid aging of all around the world population and
accompanying increase the aging related disabilities as well as diseases. It is most commonly
“Dementia” condition that mainly associated with older person. Generally, Dementia effect on
the older person and develop the symptoms such as memory loss, disorientation.
The documentation will clear with accomplish the purpose and urgent requirement for
therapies against towards degenerative ageing process. it will discuss about the dementia issue
and how it will associated with the current condition of older person and also impact on the
safety. Furthermore, the documentation will describe that how dementia condition affect on the
older person ability and how perform the safety measurement in daily activities. However, it will
identify the implication for patient safety in term of development through nursing care plans.
MAIN BODY
Discuss the issues associated with “Dementia” condition of older person and which impact
patient safety in the clinical environment.
Dementia is a type of brain disorder that most often affects the elderly. It caused by death
of nerve cell and failure in brain. It is also known as Alzheimer’s disease, which is commonly
cause. As per estimation, it has found that there are on third of people age 75 and older may have
faced the issue of Alzheimer’s in Australia (JAZI & ASGHAR-ALI, 2020). Although, older age
is the greatest risk factor in term of dementia condition. Sometimes, it cannot be consider as
normal part of aging. The dementia condition my include problem or issue with memory loss,
language, thinking and impairment to behaviour or social skills.
In additional, there are various factors that can increase level of risk for developing
dementia. It may include smoking uncontrolled diabetes and high blood pressure. The dementia
condition might be reversed when they are directly caused by dehydration or other treatable
issue.
On the other hand, dementia condition has increased the issue among older people who
will suffer from Alzheimer’s disease and other vascular (JAZI & ASGHAR-ALI, 2020). It may
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involves change to the blood supply chain process so that it often increase from stroke or
arteriosclerosis in the brain.
Impact patient safety in clinical environment
The best living environment for older person with dementia that help for providing the
better happy as well as independent as soon as possible. Another way, environment and daily
routine which is important for person with dementia. It should always help them to change the
culture or environment (Jeong & et.al., 2020). In order to add confusion as well as disorientation.
In context of clinical environment, nurses plays important role where they can provide
better healthcare service. Moreover, some people with dementia that may become disoriented so
that nurse will help them to identify its own personality (JAZI & ASGHAR-ALI, 2020). It keep
path well and clear for overhanging the branches in order generate the favourable environment.
In this way, it help for motivating or inspiring towards the daily activities.
Discuss about that how the Dementia condition affects the older persons’ ability to safely
perform their activities of daily living
Dementia condition affect on the older person while declining the memory and their
mental abilities. In Australia, there are 7% of adults aged 60 and older suffering from dementia
(Smith & et.al., 2020). Along with other problem with decision-making abilities, language as
well as memory. Sometimes, it affect on the individual person and also increasing anxiety,
irritability and depression. At early age, when detecting dementia and its type, it is becoming
crucial part for health care professional to maintain health condition. There is no cure of
dementia and no other way to avoid this condition. It can be possible when older person brain
active which may help to delay initial effects.
Medical professionals are considerations of different behavioural therapies to provide the
better health care service. in context of safety, it is an essential for changing the daily activities,
routine and life styles (Carr & Grover, 2020). It help for developing new learning ability and
establish the social connection with other people. in this way, older person will control their both
physical as well as mental condition as long as possible.
As dementia progresses, it automatically affected on the functionality of brain and also
changes and its diminishing abilities. Medical health care service provider will take to help older
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person and always focus on their daily activities. Acknowledge that living with dementia is very
difficult but it can be controlled through self-assessment.
Identifying the implications for patient safety in context of development through nursing care
plans for patients suffering from Dementia condition.
By using nursing care plan, it has diagnosis for care of older patient who will suffer from
dementia condition. It is mainly specialised in the care older person and also identifying the
developmental, socio-economic culture, psychological and aging individual Jeong & et.al.,
2020).
Since, aging is the most common part of life but also increasing the dementia condition
for elderly client. It should be required to provide the better collaboration efforts which include
health care team, community and family members (Zhou & et. Al., 2020). Nurses may have an
ability to use the effective resources, expertise in order to improve or maintain the quality of
dementia patient life (Carr & Grover, 2020). Through nursing care plan, it should focus on the
performing the different activities such as aging process, restoration, promotion and optimization
of health functions. These are helping for prevention of dementia condition.
The patient centered nursing care which will help for establishing better collaboration
with older people who will suffer from dementia. Significantly, nurses are varied from
addressing the patient’s basic requirements by using an effective plan. Afterwards, it will be
providing flexible care routine, which help for improving the health condition. This is the best
way to involve with patient in term of decision making on care or treatment.
CONCLUSION
From above discussion, it has summarised about issue or problem associated with dementia
condition of older person and also impact on the safety. Furthermore, it can be determined that
Dementia condition affects the older persons’ ability to safely perform their activities, helping
for maintain the daily routine. However, it can be identified the implications for patient safety in
context of development through nursing care plans.
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REFERENCES
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Zhou, J. & et.al., (2020). Efficacy of acupuncture for treatment of intermittent claudication in
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