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Nursing Care of Motor Neurone Disease (MND)

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The term motor neurone disease (MND) refers to a group of progressive neurological diseases that attack motor neurons in the body, eventually causing the muscles to waste away. To date, there is no known cure or effective treatment for MND, with two Australians dying from the disease every day.

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The term motor neurone disease (MND) refers to a group of progressive neurological diseases that attack motor neurons in the body, eventually causing the muscles to waste away. To date, there is no known cure or effective treatment for MND, with two Australians dying from the disease every day. MND causes simple limb movements, swallowing, talking and even breathing to become increasingly difficult.

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Sally Moyle
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Clinical Nurse Educator
Sally Moyle is a rehabilitation nurse educator with Epworth HealthCare. She has completed her masters of nursing (clinical nursing and teaching) and has experience in many nursing sectors including rehabilitation, orthopaedic, neurosurgery, emergency, aged care and general surgery. Sally is passionate about education in nursing in order to produce the best nurses possible.
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Helen Leyendeckers
06 Oct 2020
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Michelle Perdriau
10 May 2021
this was very informative about the desease and making the person as comfortable as we can as they will be experiencing great difficulty living with this and medicine will only help for an extra 2 to 3 months extra on their life. It is very informative to have read about this illness. Having to dye from lung failure is what will finally cause death.
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Janis Rollinson
15 Oct 2020
A good resource as I am caring for a resident with MND as part of a team As a supporter of medical research I am excited to see the new finding of the NEK1 gene
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Bridget Carr
03 May 2021
Short and informative. Highlighted the changes that occur to the individual as the disease progresses.
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Teresa Dempsey
15 Oct 2020
Very short yet concise, informative article with easy to understand drawings. Excellent overview of key main information points regarding MND and considerations for nurses caring for these pts & their families.
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Marinela Clarke
15 Oct 2020
Good 2 min knowledge!
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Sarah Marlow
10 Jun 2021
Brief but well summarised. Covered the basics in a succinct but informative way.
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Vanessa Reid
10 Mar 2021
Short but informative. Lots of relevant up to date resources
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Dianne Perry
10 May 2021
A very informative session on MND
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Katie Smith
07 Jun 2021
Very informative and educational
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