This essential guidebook presents the wide range of issues faced by family carers and dementia patients. Grounded in real stories, the book includes case studies, frequently asked questions and expert advice.
This essential guidebook presents the wide range of issues faced by family carers and dementia patients. Grounded in real stories, the book includes case studies, frequently asked questions and expert advice.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Dr Karen Harrison Dening is Head of Research & Publications at Dementia UK, home of Admiral Nursing. She has years of expertise in palliative and end-of-life care, advance care planning and case management in dementia. Her previous books with Jessica Kingsley Publishers are Evidence-Based Practice in Dementia for Nurses and Nursing Students, and Dementia, Culture and Ethnicity: Issues for All
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Foreword. Preface. Admiral Nursing. Chapter 1 Consultation is key. Chapter 2 'Discovering my mother through Alzheimer's' Life Story. Chapter 3 'I kept telling myself that he was still grieving for Mum' Diagnosing dementia in later life. Chapter 4 'Getting a diagnosis is not easy' Diagnosis of dementia under the age of 65. Chapter 5 'Maintaining independence and autonomy' Balancing the risks. Chapter 6 'Planning ahead is so overwhelming' Advance care planning. Chapter 7 'Once he got a diagnosis the girls had to believe' Distance and denial of dementia. Chapter 8 'I feel as though I am going mad' Overwhelming grief. Chapter 9 'How does physical ill health affect people with dementia?' Understanding delirium. Chapter 10 'I thought dementia was just about memory loss?' Hallucinations. Chapter 11 'He's run away with another woman' False beliefs and delusions. Chapter 12 'He'd sit in that blessed chair all day, he would' Apathy in Dementia. Chapter 13 'Where is your father?' Bereavement and dementia. Chapter 14 'Time to go home now' A story of sundowning. Chapter 15 'Why is it so difficult to get NHS continuing healthcare funding?' Chapter 16 'I just felt as though I had failed her when she needed me most' Transition into a care home. Chapter 17 'Dementia patients don't feel pain' Palliative care and dementia.
Foreword. Preface. Admiral Nursing. Chapter 1 Consultation is key. Chapter 2 'Discovering my mother through Alzheimer's' Life Story. Chapter 3 'I kept telling myself that he was still grieving for Mum' Diagnosing dementia in later life. Chapter 4 'Getting a diagnosis is not easy' Diagnosis of dementia under the age of 65. Chapter 5 'Maintaining independence and autonomy' Balancing the risks. Chapter 6 'Planning ahead is so overwhelming' Advance care planning. Chapter 7 'Once he got a diagnosis the girls had to believe' Distance and denial of dementia. Chapter 8 'I feel as though I am going mad' Overwhelming grief. Chapter 9 'How does physical ill health affect people with dementia?' Understanding delirium. Chapter 10 'I thought dementia was just about memory loss?' Hallucinations. Chapter 11 'He's run away with another woman' False beliefs and delusions. Chapter 12 'He'd sit in that blessed chair all day, he would' Apathy in Dementia. Chapter 13 'Where is your father?' Bereavement and dementia. Chapter 14 'Time to go home now' A story of sundowning. Chapter 15 'Why is it so difficult to get NHS continuing healthcare funding?' Chapter 16 'I just felt as though I had failed her when she needed me most' Transition into a care home. Chapter 17 'Dementia patients don't feel pain' Palliative care and dementia.
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