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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.
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Living with dementia: a practical guide for families and personal carers
2013, ACER Press
in English
1742860443 9781742860442
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Book Details
Table of 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.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references.

