| Description |
xix, 217 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 UNDERSTANDING HOW TO CARE: ACTIVITIES FOR DAILY LIVING -- ch. 1 Sensory functions -- ch. 2 Personal hygiene and grooming -- ch. 3 Eating and swallowing -- ch. 4 Promoting sleep -- ch. 5 Managing continence -- ch. 6 Managing constipation -- ch. 7 Behavioural challenges -- ch. 8 Pain -- ch. 9 Medications -- ch. 10 Complementary therapies -- ch. 11 Mental stimulation -- ch. 12 Spirituality -- pt. 2 UNDERSTANDING HOW TO COMMUNICATE: END OF LIFE AND SELF-CARE -- ch. 13 Understanding how to communicate -- ch. 14 Understanding how to care for the dying -- ch. 15 The experience of caring |
| Summary |
A sensitive, direct and highly accessible insight into the complexities and challenges that a diagnosis of dementia presents. Contributors represent academics, practicing nurses, aged care professionals and family advocates |
| Analysis |
Australian |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Caregivers -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Caregivers.
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Dementia -- Patients -- Home care -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Dementia -- Patients -- Home care.
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Caregivers -- organization & administration.
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Dementia -- nursing.
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Patient Care.
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Caregivers -- organization & administration.
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Dementia -- nursing.
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Patient Care.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| Author |
Chang, Esther, editor
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Johnson, Amanda, 1960- editor
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| LC no. |
2013444061 |
| ISBN |
9781742860442 (paperback) |
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