Nursing homework help

 

 

Scenario: Non-Pharmacological Management of Dementia: On the neurology inpatient unit, there are increasing numbers of patients with dementia. Some of the symptoms noted in these patients include agitation, wandering and even screaming and violence. A nurse on the unit was recently injured by an elderly man who attacked and hit her while she was providing nursing care to him. Your task is to propose a plan that will address the non-pharmacological management of dementia on the unit and train the nurses to provide quality care to patients with dementia.

 

PICO Question: In adults with Alzheimer’s disease, what is the effect of animal-assisted therapy compared to usual care on the intensity of agitation?

 

P: adults with Alzheimer’s disease

I:  animal-assisted therapy

C: usual care

O: intensity of agitation

 

3 Keywords: Alzheimer’s, animal-assisted therapy, agitation

 

1 Synonym: dementia

 

1 MeSH term: psychomotor agitation