Improving hospital care for persons with dementia /

What happens when a person with dementia is hospitalized? It is usually a fall, a hip fracture, a serious infection, or an acute exacerbation of congestive heart failure, diabetes, or another chronic medical condition that precipitates hospitalization, not the person's demenetia. This book prov...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Autres auteurs: Silverstein, Nina M., Maslow, Katie
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New York : Springer Pub. Co., ©2006.
Sujets:
Dementia > Patients > Hospital care > United States.
Hospital care.
Patient-centered health care.
Older people.
Hospital-Patient Relations
Hospitalization
Patient-Centered Care
Dementia
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Déments > Soins hospitaliers > États-Unis.
Soins hospitaliers.
Soins centrés sur le patient.
Personnes âgées.
elderly.
Patient-centered health care
Older people
Hospital care
United States
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Résumé:What happens when a person with dementia is hospitalized? It is usually a fall, a hip fracture, a serious infection, or an acute exacerbation of congestive heart failure, diabetes, or another chronic medical condition that precipitates hospitalization, not the person's demenetia. This book provides insights into the issues and gaps in quality of hospital care for patients with dementia. The book will helps practitioners improve the experiences that patients with dementia encounter in acute care settings by offering actual case examples provided by managers of assisted living, emergency rooms.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (xxvii, 272 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780826197665
0826197663
1281813362
9781281813367
9786611813369
6611813365

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