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I have an essay to write (3000 words) on treating Alzheimers in the community as a psychiatric nurse what should I include? any help would be great thanks I live in the UK

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Specializes in Nursing Home ,Dementia Care,Neurology..

Can you give us some idea of what you have thought of yourself?

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Specializes in Nursing Home ,Dementia Care,Neurology..

Moved to UK forum for specific input.

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Specializes in Advanced Practice, surgery.

Hi there, psych is not my speciality so not sure how much help I can give, it may be useful if you could tell us a little more about your essay and what kind of thoughts you had on it. did you want to focus on one particular area, it sounds like a massive subject or were you going to look generally at it?

General advice would be to check any government papers and targets that relate to this issue, I'm not familiar with the mental health ones so am not sure. Are there local initiatives that you could look at, obviously protection of vulnerable adults maybe something you would want to include and care of the carers as well.

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Specializes in Nursing Home ,Dementia Care,Neurology..

Some quick thoughts,patient would be referred via Psychiatrist to psychiatric care manager and to CPN.CPN would assess mental state,risk,help via helpers/relatives,any outside help such as day care centres,clubs etc would be suggested and report back to case manager.

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Specializes in mental health; hangover remedies.

If I'm allowed to promote a third party -

http://lakecocytus.blogspot.com/

UK Consultant Psychiatrist for Elderly care. aka "The Shrink"

He has lots of opinion which would be a good starting point for further research.

And he's a darn nice fella.

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thanks to all who replied I had all the items mentioned in my essay plan but as usual i panic and think i'm not covering the right things this was my 1st time actually using the site i'm glad i did thanks again

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Specializes in Advanced Practice, surgery.

Glad to be able to help, let us know if there is anything else.

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Specializes in ICU.

I have to get an essay finished for Monday and have no more than a few hundred words done :uhoh21::uhoh21::uhoh21: so looks like I will be busy this week. Anyone want to come round and help me do it? :D:D:D

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

If you will pay my airfare may come and help :D

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Specializes in Nursing Home ,Dementia Care,Neurology..
I have to get an essay finished for Monday and have no more than a few hundred words done :uhoh21::uhoh21::uhoh21: so looks like I will be busy this week. Anyone want to come round and help me do it? :D:D:D

Depends what it is about!!!:smokin:

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Specializes in ICU.

Tissue viability theory, not the most exciting of subjects. It will get done, just not very enthusiastic about the whole thing. Just did a word count and have about 1600 words and only need 3000.

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