Evidence-Based Practice in Dementia for Nurses and Nursing Students

By: Karen Harrison Harrison Dening and Alistair Burns and Malarvizhi Babu Sandilyan and Tom Dening and Hilda Hayo and Chris Knifton and Caroline Baker and Jan Leeks and Esme Moniz-Cook and Aileen Beatty and Julian C. Hughes and Sarah Rhynas and Charlotte L. Clarke and Jill Manthorpe and Stephen Martineau and Jane Youell and Helen Scott and Zena Aldridge and Frances Bunn and Claire Goodman and Cheryl Holman and Angela Moore and Liz Sampson and Jo Moriarty and Steve Iliffe and Katie Featherstone and Andy Northcott and Sharon Tolman

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Synopsis: 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 acquired knowledge into everyday practice. Each of the 25 chapters are written by experts in the field 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 of application 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, and understanding relationships affected by dementia. Finally, it assesses dementia care across a range of care settings, such as primary care, care homes, domiciliary care, acute hospital, and hospice services.