While there are genetic and congenital neurological conditions that emerge regardless of one’s lifestyle choices, some sudden neurological issues depend heavily on the person’s health promotion behaviors. Stroke is one of the most common examples of neurological conditions, which stands for brain attack caused by a sudden halt of blood supply to the brain due to a rupture or a thrombus (Falkner & Green, 2018). Some of the most widespread contributing factors to stroke include smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes, high low-density lipoprotein count, poor diet, and lack of exercise. For this reason, the preventive strategies for stroke include the promotion of a diet, smoke cessation, cholesterol, and weight management, and physical activity.
Stroke, for its part, may become a contributing factor to the development of certain perceptual conditions, as people require much time to restore their sensory function. One of such perceptual conditions is called agnosia, and it may refer to audial, visual, tactile, and body manifestations. Generally, agnosia is the loss of the ability to recognize different objects or perceive the environment through senses (“Agnosia,” n.d.). Other contributing factors to agnosia include brain injury and Alzheimer’s disease. The prevention of agnosia, in this case, is the prevention of the disease that contributes to this perceptual issue.
Alzheimer’s disease (AD), being one of the contributing factors to perceptual issues, is a cognitive issue itself. AD is mostly characterized by such cognitive impairments as short-term and long-term memory losses (Falkner & Green, 2018). Contributing factors for AD include age and history of brain injury, and cardiovascular diseases. The prevention of AD also includes smoke cessation, physical activity, and a healthy diet. Hence, it may be concluded that in the prevention of perceptual, neurological, and cognitive issues, the nurse’s primary role is to promote a healthy diet, weight management, regular physical activity, cognition.
References
Falkner, A., & Green, S. Z. (2018). Neurological, perceptual, and cognitive complexities. In Pathophysiology: Clinical applications for client health. Grand Canyon University.
Agnosia. (n.d.). Stroke4Carers. Web.