Jo James, Jules Knight, Bethany Cotton, Rita Freyne, Josh Pettit, Lucy Gilby

Excellent Dementia Care in Hospitals (eBook, ePUB)

A Guide to Supporting People with Dementia and their Carers

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Highly Commended in Medicine in the 2018 BMA Medical Book Awards

People with dementia increasingly find themselves staying in hospitals for extended periods, often due to separate health issues. This best-practice guide presents healthcare staff with the information and tools needed to provide excellent person-centred care to people with dementia in hospital settings.

This useful handbook includes information and innovative strategies on how to manage common issues, including communication, physical health needs, pain, eating and nutrition, working with carers and relatives, understanding behaviour and approaching the end of life. It also highlights ethical considerations such as human rights and dementia, making decisions and the Mental Capacity Act. Each chapter includes a case study, emphasising the person at the centre of care and providing examples of how hospital staff can work with people with dementia to ensure best practice.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. März 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781784503727
• Artikelnr.: 47818246

Autorenporträt

Jo James, Jules Knight, Bethany Cotton, Rita Freyne, Josh Pettit and Lucy Gilby comprise the Dementia Care Team at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. The team provides support and expert advice for staff in the trust as well as patients, families and carers using the services.

Nicci Gerrard and Julia Jones are authors and founders of John's Campaign which advocates for the right to stay with people with dementia in hospital.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Professor Murna Downs. Introduction. 1. The Role and Importance of Carers in Hospital by Julia Jones and Nicci Gerrard. 2. Principles Underpinning Good Care. 3. Sylvia
How Should I Leave? Discharge and Community Support. 4. Sarah
Making Decisions. 5. Patrick
Communication. 6. John
Physical Health Needs. 7. Jaheem
Delirium. 8. Bridget
Pain. 9. Myrtle
Eating and Drinking. 10. Geoffrey
Getting Someone to Move (Enabling, Goal Setting, Engaging). 11. Kenny
Different Behaviour. 12. Frank
Environment. 13. Mariam
Boredom in Hospital. 14. Nicky and Denise
Approaching the End of Life. 15. Stan
Touch. References and Further Reading. Index.