FACING DISABILITIES IN AGED CARE. covers some types of disabilities (mental and physical) one expects to come accross working in aged care.
Date Submitted: 05/26/2002 02:44:45
Category: / Recreation & Sports / Health Care
Length: 4 pages (1225 words)
Category: / Recreation & Sports / Health Care
Length: 4 pages (1225 words)
Working in the field of aged care, a nurse expects to come across residents with various physical and mental disabilities. These people are in care because of their inability to perform essential activities of daily living. Therefore it becomes the nurse's responsibility to understand and care for the residents and their respective disabilities.
Such complications likely to be encountered working in aged care could include Communication, a high percentage of residents in care have dementia …
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…respectable manner, maintaining dignity, and promoting independence. Keeping the care individualized shows empathy, and strategies to meet each persons unique needs should be developed.
References: Alzheimer's Association Australia caring for someone with dementia Help-sheets (June 1999) Beers, M. et al. The Merck Manual of Medical Information second edition. Merck Research laboratories New Jersy USA (2003) Ortegara A, RN, MS, Director, Residential Care Services, Rush Alzheimers Disease Center, Chicago http://www.efmoody.com/longterm/communication.html Accessed 12 may 04 @ 1900
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