Nursing Multidimensional Care Assignment

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Module 01 Assignment – Presentation on Dementia

Module 01 Content

1. Scenario
   As a manager on a medical surgical unit, part of the job responsibility includes chart audits.
   A trend noted during the most recent audit was the overuse of the term “dementia.” The nurse manager notes that there may be a lack of understanding between the types dementia as related to neurological diseases.
   The nurse manager developed a survey to evaluate the staff’s understanding of the different types of dementia. As a result of the survey, you have been asked to create a PowerPoint presentation to increase the nurse’s awareness of the types of dementia a presentation was created.
   Instructions
   Choose one of the following topics for a focused presentation:
   
   
   1. Alzheimer’s
   1. Parkinson’s
   1. Vascular Dementia
   1. The presentation should include the following:
   1. Pathophysiology
   1. Etiology & incidence
   1. Health promotion and maintenance
   1. History/Risk factors
   1. Physical signs and symptoms
   1. Changes in cognition
   1. Changes in behavior & personality
   1. Changes in self-management skills
   1. Diagnostics: laboratory and imaging assessment
   1. Planning and implementation
   1. Interprofessional Collaborative Care
   1. Psychosocial integrity
   1. Medications
   1. Safety considerations
   1. Using Ignatavicius and one additional resource, develop a presentation to enhance the nurses’ knowledge of the differences between types of dementia and delirium. Be sure to document your source(s) in your presentation.

• please include 2 or 3 pictures
  
  
  Resources
  Nursing Research
  PowerPoint Writing Guide