logging in or signing up Alzheimer's Disease reynel89 Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 269 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: February 11, 2012 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Alzheimer’s Disease : Alzheimer’s Disease Jurmaida H. Pagayao , BSN, RNOverview of AD: Overview of ADDefinition : Definition A disabling degenerative disease of the nervous system Characterized by dementia and failure of memory for recent events followed by total incapacitation and eventually deathIncidence : Incidence Most common cause of early dementia Accounts for about half of all dementiaOnset : Onset The disease process starts long before symptoms start to develop Early onset form of AD: may begin as early as 40 years of age Late onset form of AD: typically begins after age 60Life Expectancy: Life Expectancy Life expectancy after the development of symptoms ranges from 8-10 yearsEtiology: Etiology Unknown.Clinical findings: Clinical findingsStage 1: Stage 1 Loss of recent memory Easily irritated Loss of interest in life Decline of abstract thinking Decline of problem-solving ability 1Stage II: Stage II (Most common stage when disease is diagnosed) Profound memory deficits Inability to concentrate or manage business or personal affairs 2Stage III: Stage III Aphasia Inability to recognize or use objects Involuntary emotional outbursts Incontinence 3Stage IV: Stage IV Patients become nonverbal Completely withdrawn Loss of appetite Leads to state of emaciation All body functions cease and death quickly ensues 4Nursing focus: Nursing focusPowerPoint Presentation: Monitor vital signs and LOC Implement collaborative care as ordered Keep requests simplePowerPoint Presentation: Avoid confrontation Maintain a consistent environment Frequently reorient the patientPatient teaching: Patient teachingPowerPoint Presentation: Provide patient and family with literature on AD Advise family that, as AD progresses, so does the need for supervision of ADLs such as cooking and bathingPowerPoint Presentation: Advise family to lock windows and doors to prevent wandering Explain that patient should wear an ID bracelet in case he or she becomes lostPowerPoint Presentation: Explain the actions, dosages, side effects, and adverse reactions of meds.PowerPoint Presentation: Thank you! You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
Alzheimer's Disease reynel89 Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 269 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: February 11, 2012 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Alzheimer’s Disease : Alzheimer’s Disease Jurmaida H. Pagayao , BSN, RNOverview of AD: Overview of ADDefinition : Definition A disabling degenerative disease of the nervous system Characterized by dementia and failure of memory for recent events followed by total incapacitation and eventually deathIncidence : Incidence Most common cause of early dementia Accounts for about half of all dementiaOnset : Onset The disease process starts long before symptoms start to develop Early onset form of AD: may begin as early as 40 years of age Late onset form of AD: typically begins after age 60Life Expectancy: Life Expectancy Life expectancy after the development of symptoms ranges from 8-10 yearsEtiology: Etiology Unknown.Clinical findings: Clinical findingsStage 1: Stage 1 Loss of recent memory Easily irritated Loss of interest in life Decline of abstract thinking Decline of problem-solving ability 1Stage II: Stage II (Most common stage when disease is diagnosed) Profound memory deficits Inability to concentrate or manage business or personal affairs 2Stage III: Stage III Aphasia Inability to recognize or use objects Involuntary emotional outbursts Incontinence 3Stage IV: Stage IV Patients become nonverbal Completely withdrawn Loss of appetite Leads to state of emaciation All body functions cease and death quickly ensues 4Nursing focus: Nursing focusPowerPoint Presentation: Monitor vital signs and LOC Implement collaborative care as ordered Keep requests simplePowerPoint Presentation: Avoid confrontation Maintain a consistent environment Frequently reorient the patientPatient teaching: Patient teachingPowerPoint Presentation: Provide patient and family with literature on AD Advise family that, as AD progresses, so does the need for supervision of ADLs such as cooking and bathingPowerPoint Presentation: Advise family to lock windows and doors to prevent wandering Explain that patient should wear an ID bracelet in case he or she becomes lostPowerPoint Presentation: Explain the actions, dosages, side effects, and adverse reactions of meds.PowerPoint Presentation: Thank you!