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Fast facts for dementia care : what nurses need to know in a nutshell / Carol A. Miller.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Miller, Carol A., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dementia--Nursing.
- Dementia.
- Geriatric nursing--Methodology.
- Geriatric nursing.
- Dementia--nursing.
- Geriatric Nursing--methods.
- Medical Subjects:
- Dementia--nursing.
- Geriatric Nursing--methods.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 220 pages) : illustrations
- Other Title:
- Dementia care
- What nurses need to know in a nutshell
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Springer Pub. Co., c2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This newest addition to the Fast Facts series is a succinct guide for nurses in adult health clinical settings on how to provide person-centered care for patients who have dementia as a concurrent condition. With an easy-access format, it offers the most up-to-date information on dementia and provides strategies for clinical management that facilitate the nurse's work while improving care for patients. The book presents specific care strategies for all stages of dementia and emphasizes relatively simple interventions that nurses can incorporate into their care plans to prevent problems or addr
- Contents:
- Defining dementia
- Distinguishing between dementia and delirium
- Identifying conditions that mimic dementia
- Keeping up to date on options for management
- Providing person-centered care for people with dementia
- Caring for the person with mild dementia
- Caring for the person with moderate dementia
- Caring for the person with advanced dementia
- Issues related to specific care settings
- Assessing and managing pain
- Addressing safety issues : falls, restraints, wandering
- Communicating with people who have dementia
- Dementia-associated behaviors
- Issues related to daily activities
- Ethical and legal issues
- Nursing strategies to address caregiver needs.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Miller, Carol A. Fast facts for dementia care.
- ISBN:
- 0-8261-2037-7
- OCLC:
- 794664113
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