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Author Kerr, Diana.

Title Providing good care at night for older people : practical approaches for use in nursing and care homes / Diana Kerr and Heather Wilkinson
Published London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (192 pages) : illustrations
Contents The night-time -- Night staff : their work and experiences -- Night staff and their health -- Understanding dementia : what night staff need to know and do -- Sleep, ageing and group care -- Night-time checking -- Eating and drinking through the night -- The care home environment at night -- Night-time activities -- Responding to the pain experiences of people at night -- Medication and night-time care -- End-of-life and palliative care at night -- Relatives and night-time care -- Night-time care prompts for inspectors -- Conclusion
Summary The experiences and needs of residents and patients in nursing and care homes are very different at night, and this is particularly true for those with dementia. Yet nursing and care homes are not always inspected with the same rigour at night as they are during the day, and night staff do not always receive the same levels of training, resources and supervision as day staff. This book provides night staff, their managers and anyone else with an interest in care homes during the night with the information, knowledge and practical skills they need to deliver positive and appropriate care at nig
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-186) and indexes
Notes Print version record
Subject Older people -- Institutional care.
Geriatric nursing.
Older people.
Long-term care facilities.
Geriatric Nursing -- methods
Aged
Night Care -- methods
Residential Facilities
elderly.
extended care facilities.
Geriatric Nursing.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Abuse -- Elder Abuse.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Eldercare.
Older people
Long-term care facilities
Geriatric nursing
Older people -- Institutional care
Form Electronic book
Author Wilkinson, Heather, 1966-
ISBN 9780857002495
085700249X