Patients who have dementia present unique challenges for nurses in all settings. This newest addition to the "Fast Facts" series is a succinct guide for nurses in adult health clinical settings about how to provide person-centered care for patients who have dementia as a concurrent condition. With an easy-access format, it offers the most up-to-date information on dementia and provides strategies for clinical management that facilitate the nurse's work while improving care for patients.

The book presents specific care strategies for all stages of dementia and emphasizes relatively simple interventions that nurses can incorporate into their care plans to prevent problems or address them before they escalate. The guide distinguishes between dementia and conditions that mimic dementia, discusses issues related to specific care settings, presents person-centered strategies for families and care partners, and covers the assessment and management of pain, safety concerns, communication strategies, and ethical and legal issues. It additionally provides numerous resources that nurses can offer to caregivers. Fast Facts for Dementia Care will serve as a daily companion for all clinical nurses who work with older patients in any setting, including the emergency room, medical-surgical unit, medical office, and community mental health settings.

Key Features:

•Easy to use and carry in all patient settings
•Provides communication techniques for different stages of dementia
•Describes numerous interventions for addressing issues such as pain, safety, behaviours, and ADLs
•Includes the "Fast Facts in a Nutshell" feature for quick reference
•Illustrates content with case vignettes Part I: DEMENTIA: WHAT IT IS, WHAT IT IS NOT, AND WHAT NURSES CAN DO

1 Defining dementia

2 Distinguishing between dementia and delirium

3 Identifying conditions that mimic dementia

4 Keeping up to date on options for management

Part II: CARING FOR THE PATIENT WHO IS A PERSON WITH DEMENTIA

5 Providing person-centered care for people with dementia

6 Addressing issues commonly associated with mild dementia

7 Addressing issues commonly associated with moderate dementia

8 Addressing issues commonly associated with advanced dementia

Part III: ISSUES COMMONLY ADDRESSED BY NURSES IN CLINICAL SETTINGS

9 Issues related to specific care settings

10 Assessing and managing pain

11 Addressing safety issues: falls, restraints, wandering

12 Communicating with people who have dementia

PART IV: ADDRESSING DEMENTIA-ASSOCIATED BEHAVIORS

13 Dementia-associated behaviors

14 Issues related to daily activities

PART V: BROADER ASPECTS OF CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA

15 Ethical and legal issues

16 Nursing strategies to address caregiver needs

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