Dementia care : a handbook for long-term care certified nursing assistants

Summary: "This handbook will help certified nursing assistants (CNA) understand and address the challenging care needs of residents with dementia at each stage of the disease's progression. CNAs will benefit from the how-to guidance that breaks down CMS' initiative, and learn how to provide efficient and effective care to residents"--Page 4 of cover.

Record details

ISBN: 9781556451362
ISBN: 9781556451379
ISBN: 9781556451362
ISBN: 1556451377
ISBN: 1556451369
Physical Description: 1 online resource
remote
Computer data.
Publisher: Danvers, MA : HCPro, [2014]
Copyright: �2014

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:august.17 Multi-User. CatMonthString:december.20
Formatted Contents Note:	Dementia care in long-term care -- Understanding dementia and person-centered care -- Building an interdisciplinary dementia care team -- Conditions that impact cognitive functioning -- Assessment of behavioral conditions -- Non-pharmacological approaches to managing dementia behaviors -- Pharmacological approaches to managing dementia behaviors -- Monitoring outcomes of approaches -- Dementia care and the nursing assistant -- Dementia care resources.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Restrictions: NLC students and staff only.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access restricted by subscription. Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Language Note:	English.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by EBSCO.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.