NURSING ASPECTS IN CARE OF PATIENTS WITH DEMENTIA

Linu Sara George; Asha K. Nayak

doi:10.1055/s-0040-1703660

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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU 2013; 03(02): 086-090
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1703660

Short Communication

NURSING ASPECTS IN CARE OF PATIENTS WITH DEMENTIA

Linu Sara George

¹Professor, Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Manipal College of Nursing, Manipal University, Manipal - 576 104, India

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Asha K. Nayak

²Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Manipal College of Nursing, Manipal University, Manipal - 576 104, India

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Abstract

Dementia is one of the major disorders existing in our population. The nurse is responsible to plan the activities which will help to improve the behavior of clients and thereby reduce the complications. Nurses working with dementia clients should perform an analysis of client's ability to perform activities of daily living (ADL

Keywords

Dementia - nursing care - assessment

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