Nursing care of the resident with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

• Published in: Geriatric nursing (New York) Vol. 18; no. 4; pp. 155 - 159
• Main Authors: Rotkoff, N, Labosky, S, Dobson, J, Gorman, A M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.07.1997
• Subjects: Aged; Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome - nursing; Geriatric Nursing - methods; Humans; Nursing; Patient Care Planning; Quality of Life; Terminal Care

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...