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Dementia care / Dawn Brooker and Sue Lillyman.

By: Brooker, Dawn, 1959-.
Contributor(s): Lillyman, Sue.
Material type: TextTextSeries: Nursing & health survival guides: Publisher: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013General Notes: Available through the EBSCO e-book Collection, which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.Description: 1 online resource (65 p.).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781317905479 (electronic bk.); 1317905474 (electronic bk.); 9781317905486; 9780273773719 (pbk); 9781118790090.Subject(s): Dementia -- Patients -- CareGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 616.8/3 Online resources: Access full-text materials at no charge:
Contents:
Dementia overview -- Communicating well in dementia care -- Diagnosis of dementia -- Pharmacological treatments for dementia -- Families as partners in care -- Capacity -- Pain assessment and management -- Nutrition and hydration -- Dementia-friendly environments : behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) -- Acute confusional states (delirium) and dementia -- End of life care -- Safeguarding from abuse and neglect.
Summary: Ideal for quick reference, this pocket-sized guide puts all the crucial information on caring for patients with dementia at your fingertips. All you need to know on:Person-centered dementia care Communication and managing behaviour Pain assessment Nutrition and medication Advanced care plans And much more . . .
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Available through the EBSCO e-book Collection, which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.

Includes bibliographical references.

Dementia overview -- Communicating well in dementia care -- Diagnosis of dementia -- Pharmacological treatments for dementia -- Families as partners in care -- Capacity -- Pain assessment and management -- Nutrition and hydration -- Dementia-friendly environments : behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) -- Acute confusional states (delirium) and dementia -- End of life care -- Safeguarding from abuse and neglect.

Ideal for quick reference, this pocket-sized guide puts all the crucial information on caring for patients with dementia at your fingertips. All you need to know on:Person-centered dementia care Communication and managing behaviour Pain assessment Nutrition and medication Advanced care plans And much more . . .

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