Nursing care of the resident with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

This article encompasses care of the resident and family and dealing with the staff's concerns regarding this rare, infectious dementia. Comparison is made between Alzheimer's disease and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, the symptoms and causative agent, precautions that need to be followed, nur...

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Published inGeriatric nursing (New York) Vol. 18; no. 4; pp. 155 - 159
Main Authors Rotkoff, N, Labosky, S, Dobson, J, Gorman, A M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.07.1997
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome - nursing
Geriatric Nursing - methods
Humans
Nursing
Patient Care Planning
Quality of Life
Terminal Care
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Summary:This article encompasses care of the resident and family and dealing with the staff's concerns regarding this rare, infectious dementia. Comparison is made between Alzheimer's disease and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, the symptoms and causative agent, precautions that need to be followed, nursing care and medications used in maintaining the resident's comfort, and the maximum quality of life possible during the course of this terminal disease.
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ISSN:0197-4572
DOI:10.1016/S0197-4572(97)90041-0