Abstract
As the population ages, the number of patients with dementia will increase rapidly. Nurses caring for patients with dementia will need knowledge of interventions for communicating; managing agitation, nutrition, hygiene, and pain; providing spiritual care; and determining decision-making capacity.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Communication Disorders / etiology
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Dementia* / complications
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Dementia* / epidemiology
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Dementia* / nursing
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Geriatric Assessment
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Geriatric Nursing / organization & administration
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Health Services Needs and Demand / organization & administration*
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Humans
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Hygiene
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Inpatients*
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Leisure Activities
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Mental Competency
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Nurse's Role
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Nursing Assessment
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Nutritional Support
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Pain / etiology
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Psychomotor Agitation / etiology
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Spirituality