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Nursing Care of Advanced Stage Dementia Patient: Case Report

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Namık Kemal Üniversitesi Sağlık Hizmetleri Meslek Yüksekokulu

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Namık Kemal Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Nöroloji Anabilim Dalı

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Trakya Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi, Hemşirelik Bölümü, İç Hastalıkları Hemşireliği Anabilim Dalı

Arch Health Sci Res 2017; 4: 125-131
DOI: 10.17681/hsp-dergisi.281474
Read: 3427 Downloads: 1257 Published: 17 December 2019

Alzheimer is the most common type of dementia in elderly. Alzheimer's disease is characterized by progressive loss of neural cell structure and progressive loss of memory. The disease effects one in nine of the people with age 65, and older. Alzheimer's disease requires long-term care of patients and their families should be addressed as a whole. In this case report; a patient with diagnosis of advanced stage of Alzheimer's disease is reported and the aim is to make a scheduled nursing care plan according to Gordon’s functional health patterns.

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