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Volume 09
Journal of Alzheimers Disease & Parkinsonism
ISSN: 2161-0460
Epilepsy 2019
Parkinsons Congress 2019
August 29-31, 2019
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Parkinsons & Huntington Disease
Nursing perspective on the care of patients suffering from parkinson's disease
Tabassum Nauman
Foundation University, Pakistan
T
he review is aimed at all those involved in care of patients suffering from parkinson’s disease, regardless of
their place of work: traditional hospitalization, home, day hospital, nursing home, retirement homes etc. The
current study discusses the care of patients suffering from parkinson’s disease by setting nursing goals which
includes improving functional mobility, maintaining independence in performing ADLs, achieving optimal
bowel elimination, attaining and maintaining acceptable nutritional status, achieving effective communication
and developing positive coping mechanisms. Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized
by a progressive loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra. From the clinical point of view, the motor
symptoms include: involuntary tremor, bradykinesia and rigidity. The prevalence of the disease is around 10 million
people in the world. The neurological degeneration triggered by this disease gradually causes great disability in
patients. This progression can be reduced to a limited extent through the available medication. However, due to the
current incurability of the pathology is essential the presence of a nurse figure that addresses effectively the different
needs presented by patients and their caregivers, since these are extended, in addition to the physiological factor, to
the social, economic, psychological and behavioral of these people. Nursing is presented as a fundamental part for
the care of patients suffering from the disease and their caregivers, establishing interventions aimed at improving the
patient's quality of life. Nursing is presented as a fundamental part for the care of patients suffering from the disease
and their caregivers, establishing interventions aimed at improving the patient's quality of life. The patient who needs
this type of treatment requires the application of specific care. For this reason, it is imperative to update the level
of care as an orientation and provide a guide that can be useful in clinical practice and allows identifying possible
nursing problems. A correct approach requires an individualized care plan to the patient's personal situation, to favor
their self-care with optimum quality to adress the areas highlighted in the figure below.
Biography
Having extensive research experience and sereral published papers in reputed journals on topics rangings from nursing to psychology and research. Currently
serving as Lecturer in the College of Nursing, Foundation University, Islamabad, Pakistan. I have had the oppertunity and honour to review several articles and
supervised 4 dessertations at graduate level. Currently aspiring to enroll in an esteemed programe for gaining a degree in research.
Tabassum Nauman, J Alzheimers Dis Parkinsonism 2019, Volume 09