Dementia Nursing Mnemonic (DEMENTIA)
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DEMENTIA
- DEMENTIA Make certain they don’t have problems with:
- D-Drugs and alcohol
- E-Eyes and ears
- M-Metabolic and endocrine disorders
- E-Emotional disorders
- N-Neurologic disorders
- T-Tumors and trauma
- I-Infection
- A-Arteriovascular disease
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When assessing a patient for dementia it is important to ensure that one of the following listed conditions isn’t an underlying cause for the dementia symptoms.
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Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs in Nursing
Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development
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Dementia Nursing Mnemonic (DEMENTIA)
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