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 address them before they escalate. The guide distinguishes between dementia and conditions that mimic dementia, discusses issues related to specific care settings, presents person-centered strategies for families and care partners, and covers the assessment and management of pain, safety concerns, communication strategies, and ethical and legal issues. It additionally provides numerous resources that nurses can offer to caregivers. Fast Facts for Dementia Care will serve as a daily companion for all clinical nurses who work with older patients in any setting, including the emergency room, medical-surgical unit, medical office, and community mental health settings.
Key Features:- Easy to use and carry in all patient settings
- Provides communication techniques for different stages of dementia
- Describes numerous interventions for addressing issues such as pain, safety, behaviours, and ADLs
- Includes the ìFast Facts in a Nutshellî feature for quick reference
- Illustrates content with case vignettes
Tabela de Conteúdo
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Part I: DEMENTIA: WHAT IT IS, WHAT IT IS NOT, AND WHAT NURSES CAN DO
1Defining dementia
2Distinguishing between dementia and delirium
3Identifying conditions that mimic dementia
4Keeping up to date on options for management
Part II: CARING FOR THE PATIENT WHO IS A PERSON WITH DEMENTIA
5Providing person-centered care for people with dementia
6Addressing issues commonly associated with mild dementia
7Addressing issues commonly associated with moderate dementia
8Addressing issues commonly associated with advanced dementia
Part III: ISSUES COMMONLY ADDRESSED BY NURSES IN CLINICAL SETTINGS
9Issues related to specific care settings
10Assessing and managing pain
11Addressing safety issues: falls, restraints, wandering
12Communicating with people who have dementia
PART IV: ADDRESSING DEMENTIA-ASSOCIATED BEHAVIORS
13Dementia-associated behaviors
14Issues related to daily activities
PART V: BROADER ASPECTS OF CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA
15Ethical and legal issues
16Nursing strategies to address caregiver needs
‘Sobre o autor
Carol A. Miller, MSN, RN-BC is an independent care manager at Care & Counseling, where she focuses on promoting wellness for clients and their families.
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