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Dementia care : a handbook for long-term care certified nursing assistants /

Rubertino, Frosini,

Dementia care : a handbook for long-term care certified nursing assistants / Frosini Rubertino. - 1 online resource

Dementia care in long-term care -- Understanding dementia and person-centered care -- Building an interdisciplinary dementia care team -- Conditions that impact cognitive functioning -- Assessment of behavioral conditions -- Non-pharmacological approaches to managing dementia behaviors -- Pharmacological approaches to managing dementia behaviors -- Monitoring outcomes of approaches -- Dementia care and the nursing assistant -- Dementia care resources.

"This handbook will help certified nursing assistants (CNA) understand and address the challenging care needs of residents with dementia at each stage of the disease's progression. CNAs will benefit from the how-to guidance that breaks down CMS' initiative, and learn how to provide efficient and effective care to residents"--Page 4 of cover.


English.

9781556451379 1556451377 1556451369 9781556451362


Dementia--Patients--Long-term care--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Dementia--Nursing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

RC521

616.8/3

2015 F-549 WY 49
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