About Me

Hello, My name is Mary Huelskamp. Presently, I am attending school at Kaplan University Online seeking to attain my Masters Degree in Nursing/Nurse Education. My plan is to teach Geriatric Nursing, which is also the intent of this blog entitled, "Gerontology to Foster Geriatric Nursing". Feel free to offer your comments - they will be very much appreciated. Thank you, Mary Huelskamp, RN/BSN/MSN student.

Friday, April 8, 2011

Topic 3: Planning Care for an Elderly Client With Memory Impairment



                                                           (Bing Images, 2011)
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  Objective

Ability to define impaired memory

Ability to reflect how impaired memory affects the elderly daily living

Ability to develop a quality care plan for a memory impaired elderly client

Activity 

1) Watch the selected YouTube videos presented in this blog about Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, and Delirium.
2) Use the Internet or the Library and research diseases/conditions that affect memory of elderly persons.
3) Devise a care plan for a hypothetical elderly client with memory impairment. Consider using NANDA, NIC, and NOC to relate specific nursing diagnosis, outcomes, interventions in developing a care plan for your client.

Suggested Readings 

California Pacific Medical Center. (2011). Diseases and conditions affecting memory. Retrieved from  http://www.cpmc.org/advanced/neurosciences/memory/memory_causes.html#More Information

McDougall, G. J. (2006). Care plan constructor: Impaired memory. Retreived from  http://coursewareobjects.elsevier.com/objects/elr/Ackley/NDH8e/constructor/careplan_105.php


Image Source:

Bing Images. (2011). Picture of a care plan for a stroke patient. Retrieved from http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=picture+of+a+care+plan+for+a+stroke+patient&view=detail&id=3B39A024DDE1A5B7B422F94F82F3BC15CD91B535&first=1&FORM=IDFRIR from the ADA Database (2011). Care Plan at http://www.adsdatasystems.com/hipaacompliance/index.htm

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