Overview

This book looks at the role nurses play when working with people who have dementia and their relatives. Dementia Care Nursing is a fascinating insight into the field, which outlines approaches that may be used by nurses within practice and provides advice on how dementia care may be developed and enhanced.

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Author:   Trevor Adams (University of Surrey, Guildford)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Red Globe Press
Edition:   2007 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.406kg
ISBN:  

9781403916518

ISBN 10:   1403916519
Pages:   312
Publication Date:   27 November 2007
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Nursing with People who have Dementia: An Introduction; T.Adams Nursing People with Dementia and their family members; T.Adams People's Experience of having Dementia; T.Adams Dementia: Understanding the Neurological contribution as a basis to nursing practice; E.Anderson The Family's experience of dementia; T.Adams Nursing people with dementia and their family members towards a whole systems approach; T.Adams Assessment and care planning within dementia care nursing; T.Adams Communication between people with dementia, family members and nurses; T.Adams Activity and Interventions with people who have dementia and their family members; T.Adams Dementia care nursing, emotional labour and clinical supervision; I.Eyers& T.Adams Clinical Settings, competences and skills in dementia care nursing; T.Adams Social policy and relationship centred dementia nursing; L.Forbat Developing an ethical basis for relationship centred and inclusive approaches towards dementia care nursing; T.Brannelly Dementia care nursing: the legal framework; S.Hodge Where we are now and how dementia care nursing should move forward; T.Adams.

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Author Information

TREVOR ADAMS is Lecturer in Mental Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, UK, and has published widely in the field of Dementia Care. He is Mental Health Pathway Leader of the MSc Advance Practice course, and Module Leader for dementia care modules on undergraduate and postgraduate courses at Surrey. He is also an Assistant Editor of Dementia: The International Journal of Social Research and Practice.

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