Fast Facts for Dementia Care, Second Edition delivers specific care strategies for all stages of dementia in a wide range of clinical settings, including acute care, long-term care, and home and community settings.

Table of Contents

• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• PART I: DEMENTIA: WHAT IT IS, WHAT IT IS NOT, AND WHAT NURSES CAN DO
• 1. Dementia Overview
• 2. Conditions That Affect Cognitive Function
• 3. Nursing Assessment of and Interventions for Delirium
• 4. Medical Management of Dementia
• PART II: PERSON-CENTERED CARE
• 5. Person-Centered Care for People With Dementia
• 6. Communicating With People Who Have Dementia
• PART III: NURSING CONSIDERATIONS FOR PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA DURING SPECIFIC STAGES
• 7. Nursing Interventions for Early-Stage Dementia
• 8. Moderate-Stage Dementia
• 9. Caring for the Person With Advanced Dementia
• PART IV: NURSING STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS EMOTIONAL NEEDS AND BEHAVIORAL ISSUES
• 10. Emotional Needs of People With Dementia and Their Care Partners
• 11. Dementia-Associated Behaviors
• PART V: NURSING STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS ISSUES RELATED TO CARE
• 12. Roles of Nurses in Specific Care Settings
• 13. Issues Related to Daily Activities
• 14. Addressing Safety Issues: Falls, Restraints, Wandering
• 15. Nursing Assessment and Management of Pain in People With Dementia
• PART VI: BROADER ASPECTS OF CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA
• 16. Self-Neglect and Elder Abuse of People With Dementia
• 17. Ethical and Legal Issues
• 18. Needs of Caregivers of People With Dementia