Fast Facts for Dementia Care: What Nurses Need to Know

Editor/Author Miller, Carol A.
Publication Year: 2021
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

Single-User Purchase Price: $35.00
Unlimited-User Purchase Price: $52.50
ISBN: 978-0-82-615171-1
Category: Health & Medicine - Nursing
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents

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.

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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