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Dementia

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Dementia Synopsis

Dementia is an accessible introductory textbook that will help to improve the quality of care provided to people with dementia. It is aimed primarily at nursing, health and social care students who are seeking to understand dementia and to become rounded practitioners.
Through clear explanations, examples, case studies and activities, the book will help you to support and care for people with dementia whenever you meet them in your practice. You will learn:

  • What dementia is and how its various forms are diagnosed and treated
  • How to provide person-centred care and how to support family carers
  • How to apply key principles in communicating with a person living with dementia
  • About key legal, ethical and safeguarding issues including capacity, decision-making and risk
  • How dementia and comorbid conditions interact and what challenges comorbid conditions present in the care of people with dementia
  • Best practice in end-of-life care and support for people with dementia and their families
Written by a team of highly experienced practitioners and researchers in dementia care, this book will help you to improve your understanding of dementia and to provide high-quality care and support to people with dementia and their families and carers.

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ISBN: 9781914962240
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Author: Amy Pepper, Karen Harrison Dening, Emma Wolverson, Madeleine Walpert, Tia CheungCook
Publisher: Lantern an imprint of Lantern Publishing
Format: Paperback
Pagination: 202 pages
Series: Essentials
Genres: Nursing fundamentals and skills