The Ventilator Bundle Checklist helps track an organizationâs compliance with implementing each element of the Ventilator Bundle. The Ventilator Bundle is a series of interventions related to ventilator care that, when implemented together, will achieve significantly better outcomes than when implemented individually. The key components of the bundle are: Elevation of the head of the bed; Daily âsedation vacationsâ and assessment of readiness to extubate
Dementia often starts off with just memory problems, but can also involve: 1  difficulty planning and carrying out day-to-day tasks. 2  difficulty communicating. 3  changes in mood, judgement or personality.
Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia and may contribute to 60â70% of cases. Dementia is one of the major causes of disability and dependency among older people worldwide. Dementia has a physical, psychological, social, and economical impact, not only on people with dementia, but also on their carers, families and society at large. Dementia is a syndrome â usually of a chronic or progressive nature â in which there is deterioration in cognitive function (i.e. the ability to process thought) beyond what might be expected from normal ageing. It affects memory, thinking, orientation, comprehension, calculation, learning capacity, language, and judgement.