Evidence-Based Practice in Dementia for Nurses and Nursing Students

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This essential textbook on dementia care introduces the knowledge that nurses need,including the evidence base for practice and the guidance to transfer this newly acquiredknowledg e into everyday practice. Each of the 25 chapters are written by experts in thefield of dementia care and are grounded in thoroughly researched, up-to-date evidence,have a direct bearing to nurse practice, and use case studies to give examples ofapplication of the evidence to practice.It begins by introducing dementia as a diagnosis, a syndrome, and a set of diseases,signs and symptoms. It then deals with various principles that underpin dementia care,including person-centred care, behaviours that challenge, risk management, andunderstanding relationships affected by dementia. Finally, it assesses dementia careacross a range of care settings, such as primary care, care homes, domiciliary care,acute hospital, and hospice services. Show more