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Title Dementia care : a practical manual / Jonathan Waite [and others].

Imprint Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

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 Axe EBSCO Clinical Nursing E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description 1 online resource : illustrations (some color)
text txt rdacontent
computer c rdamedia
online resource cr rdacarrier
data file
Handbook
Series Oxford care manuals
Oxford medical publications
Oxford care manuals.
Oxford medical publications.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Preface; Abbreviations; 1 What is dementia?; 2 Assessment; 3 Delirium; 4 Care; 5 Dementia in the community; 6 Treatment; 7 Care homes for people with dementia; 8 Dementia and delirium in hospitals; 9 'Physical' problems in dementia; 10 Palliative care in dementia; 11 Legal aspects of dementia care; 12 Making decisions; 13 Measurement and rating scales; 14 Issues with particular groups of people; 15 Rarer causes of dementia; 16 Biological aspects of dementia; 17 Prevention; 18 Outcome in dementia; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z.
Summary Dementia can be a distressing condition, for the sufferer, and for families and other carers. Management of dementia is never easy, and involves facing some unpleasant problems and difficult choices. The right approach and expertise can minimise the unpleasantness and make dementia manageable, while inexperienced or inexpert management has the potential to cause unnecessary distress and disability, mis-directed resources, frustrated care staff, unduly long periods spent in hospitaland premature care home placement. Dementia Care is a practical manual for health and social care professionals in.
Note Print version record.
Language English.
Subject Dementia -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Dementia
Démence -- Guides, manuels, etc.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Alzheimer's & Dementia.
MEDICAL -- Neurology.
Dementia
Genre/Form Handbook
manuals (instructional materials)
handbooks.
Handbooks and manuals
Handbooks and manuals.
Guides et manuels.
Added Author Waite, Jonathan.
Harwood, Rowan.
Morton, Ian, 1957-
Other Form: Print version: Waite, Jonathan. Dementia Care. Oxford : OUP Oxford, 2008 9780199228829
ISBN 9780191551819 (electronic bk.)
0191551813 (electronic bk.)
1283582511
9781283582513
9780191753190
019175319X
9780199228829
0199228825
9786613894960
6613894966
Standard No. AU@ 000049907985
AU@ 000051576793
AU@ 000062464474
DEBBG BV043166365
DEBBG BV044167205
DEBSZ 421394447
DEBSZ 431184704
NZ1 14974114
AU@ 000060533557

 
    
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