Diploma of Nursing Project: Aged Care Placement and Interventions

This nursing project delves into various aspects of aged care placements, focusing on providing comprehensive care for the elderly. The project includes detailed nursing care plans for two case studies, addressing strategies and nursing interventions for individuals suffering from dementia, primary health care services, and strategies to manage challenging behaviors. It also explores complementary therapies, oral hygiene for those with dental prosthetics, and pain management techniques. The project aims to enhance the quality of life for older persons through effective care strategies and interventions. The document provides a table of contents and references to support the information presented. The project emphasizes the importance of individualized care plans and the integration of various therapeutic approaches to meet the unique needs of the elderly population. It highlights the significance of understanding symptoms, desired outcomes, and nursing interventions in providing effective care.

Diploma of nursing project
related to aged care placements.

Table of Contents
Overview..........................................................................................................................................1
Nursing Care Plan : Case Study 1....................................................................................................1
1. Strategies and nursing interventions for people suffering from dementia.........................1
2. Primary health care services for older persons...................................................................4
3. Strategies to respond to challenging behaviour..................................................................6
4. Complementary therapies.................................................................................................10
5. Meeting oral hygiene of a person with dental prosthetics................................................12
6. Pain management in relation to for the older people........................................................14
Case Study 2 ................................................................................................................................17
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................21

Overview
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Nursing Care Plan : Case Study 1
1. Strategies and nursing interventions for people suffering from dementia
Nursing Diagnosis Symptoms and Signs Desired Results Strategies and Nursing
Intervention
People suffering from
dementia
 Memory loss
 Lack of
concentration
power
 Mood swings
 Staying
confused and
finding it
difficult to
remember even
basic things.
 Hallucinations
 Frequent
Urinary
incontinence as
the cells of
mind are not
sending and
receiving
 The person
should be able
to gain a strong
understanding
power and able
enough to learn
every thing
happened with
him, even the
basic things as
well.
 Avoiding
stressful and
complex
situations as
they can
impact more
on the brain
and its
conditions
(McKhann and
et.al, 2011).
 A healthy and
balanced diet
to keep the
body and the
brain fit.
 Trying to
follow a
structured and
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messages
properly.
balanced
routine and
stay happy by
enjoying life to
the fullest.
 Playing mind
games to
sharpen the
memory power
so that the
brain can be
enough able to
send and
receive signals.
 Also, sending
the person
having
dementia to
rehabilitation
centre can also
help because
there, the
person will be
made engaged
in different
activities and
also, the
person cannot
be able to do
any habits such
as drinking,
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smoking,
substance
abuse etc. So,
when a person
is free from
these habits,
they can
concentrate on
work better
and also can
achieve
efficient
results. So, the
person
suffering from
dementia can
be transferred
to a
rehabilitation
centre for
further
treatment
(Prince and
et.al., 2013).
 Occupational
therapy can
also help as it
involves
various
activities that
can help in
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modifying the
daily living
and other skills
of the person
that can help in
changing their
life.
2. Primary health care services for older persons
Nursing Diagnosis Symptoms and Signs Desired Results Strategies and Nursing
Intervention
Older people  Poor health
issues
 Lower level of
self esteem and
confidence
 Idleness
 Less utilization
of mind
 Less control on
mind
 Various
insecurity's
such as
economical,
financial etc.
 Neglect
 The older
people should
stay healthy
and occupied
in various
different
activities to
keep
themselves
engaged and
happy.
 The family
members and
guardians
should ensure
the fact to keep
the older ones
engaged so that
they can stay
involved in
different
physical
activities, by
these means it
will help them
to stay fit and
healthy and
also, their mind
will stay
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engaged, so
they will not
feel any
idleness.
 The family
members and
friends should
provide proper
care and love
to the older
ones because
when a person
gets older, it is
obvious
enough that
their stability
of mind also
decreases to an
extent. So, it
can be
considered as
general if they
act stubborn or
childish. So, in
such cases, the
family
members
should
cooperate with
them and
provide proper
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love, care and
support to
them.
 Also, in many
cases, it has
been observed
that some
family
members get
angry over the
older ones and
get irritated, so
it can actually
hurt them and
affect their
mental level.
So, one should
ensure to treat
them with
proper respect
because by this
way, it will
help them in
staying happy.
3. Strategies to respond to challenging behaviour
Nursing Diagnosis Symptoms and Signs Desired Results Strategies and Nursing
Intervention
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People having
challenging behaviour
 Communicatio
n
 Abusing, Mis
behaving,
Frustrating out
on people.
 The person
should act
normal and
does not
behave in
anger,
frustration.
 Also, make
sure not to mis
behave with
anyone.
 To provide
proper love to
the person with
challenging
behaviour
because their
challenging
behaviour may
be due to some
bad past
situation. So,
one should try
to understand
that there may
be some
reasons for
their such
behaviour and
so, deal with
them with
proper love and
concern
(Poppes, Van
der Putten and
Vlaskamp,
2010).
 Also, the
person should
ensure the fact
that whether in
frustration, if
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the person gets
angry, so the
next one
should deal
with patience
because they
might not be
doing it
deliberately. It
is just going
because they
have been gone
through some
complex or
difficult
situation,
because of
which they
have developed
such
behaviour.
 Also, taking
them for
medical
treatments such
as therapies
etc. can help
because
medical
treatment can
help more than
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any other
remedy.
 There are
various
therapies that
can be
provided to the
person having
challenging
behaviour
because it can
help them in
gaining a
mental stability
, so they can be
able to
understand
better about the
way they are
talking and
behaving with
others. It is
because when a
person is
having
challenging
behaviour, they
are not aware
of what they
are saying and
acting, so at
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that time
dealing with
patience is the
only best
option. It helps
as after
sometime, they
come to a
comfortable
level and
behave normal
as possible.
4. Complementary therapies
There is an important difference between complementary therapy and an alternative
therapy-
Nursing Diagnosis Symptoms and Signs Desired Results Strategies and Nursing
Intervention
In this people can
suffer from the issues
like conventional
medical treatment. In
this people can be
suffer from the disease
like cancer etc.
 Not being able
to eat
something in
the proper
manner.
 There can be
issues in
relation to the
vomiting
headache and
possible liver
damage etc.
 The person can
be unstable for
the particular
time. The
disease can be
worse day by
day. Due to
this thing the
person can be
suffered from
the palliative
treatment.
 The person
having any
kind of the
issue in
relation to the
vomiting or
bring many
kind of the
weakness in
the health of
the person.
This kind of
factor can
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