Dementia
Memory loss that is more than ordinary forgetfulness
What is the first sign of dementia?
Syndrome involving disturbance of consciousness with change in cognition
What is delirium?
Client may be unable to provide accurate history and general appearance and motor behavior include aphasia, apraxia, and uninhibited behavior.
What are assessment findings of delirium?
Difficulty with language, difficulty with reasoning, inability to learn new things, agitation, anxiety, wandering, repetitive statements/questions, hallucinations, delusions, paranoia, irritability
What are signs and symptoms of moderate dementia?
Chronic confusion related to neurological dysfunction, functional urinary incontinence r/t neuromuscular impairment, self neglect r/t cognitive impairment, self-care deficit r/t psychological impairment, risk for falls r/t diminished mental status, risk for injury r/t confusion, risk for Impaired skin integrity r/t immobility
What are nursing diagnoses related to dementia?
Failure to concentrate, irritability, insomnia, no appetite, restlessness, confusion, and sometimes agitation, misperception, and hallucinations
What are signs and symptoms of delirium?
Neurodegenetive conditions and vascular disorders
What are the two most common causes of dementia?
Maintaining a comfortable room temperature, avoiding throw rugs, keeping a clear pathway to the bathroom, write name and date to orient the patient, and providing adequate lighting.
What are nursing interventions for dementia that can be applied to the patient's room
Trauma to the central nervous system (CNS), drug toxicity or withdrawal, and metabolic disturbances related to organ failure.
What are causes of deliruim?
Promote client safety, manage client's confusion using orienting cues, speak in a low, clear voice. Avoid sensory overload. Promote sleep and property nutrition.
What are nursing interventions of delirium?
4 types of dementia
What are Lewy Body, frontal Lobe, frontal temporal, and vascular dementia?
Regular participation in brain-stimulating activities, leisure-time physical activity during midlife, and large social network
What are measures to decrease risk for Alzheimer disease
The group most frequently diagnosed with delirium?
Who are the elderly.
Change that interferes with social and occupational function, gradual onset, continuing decline, no other condition causing syptoms, impaired short or long term memory.
What is the criteria to diagnose dementia?
Pharmacotherapy for dementia
What are Cholinesterase Inhibitors (CEIs), N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonists, Serotonin reuptake inhibitors, and Antipsychotics?
Neurological disorders that increase the risk for delirium
What are strokes, dementia, CNS infections, and Parkinson’s disease?