03518nam 2200709 a 450 991081142730332120240513214522.01-78268-162-01-283-01931-097866130193180-8261-0676-5(CKB)2560000000061364(EBL)667355(OCoLC)707068317(SSID)ssj0000471939(PQKBManifestationID)12159920(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000471939(PQKBWorkID)10434943(PQKB)10097677(Au-PeEL)EBL667355(CaPaEBR)ebr10453845(CaONFJC)MIL301931(MiAaPQ)EBC667355(EXLCZ)99256000000006136420100609d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPalliative care for advanced Alzheimer's and dementia guidelines and standards for evidence-based care /[edited by] Gary A. Martin, Marwan N. Sabbagh1st ed.New York Springer Pub. Co.c20111 online resource (334 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8261-0675-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Determining and defining advanced dementia -- The continuum of care -- Caregiving -- Personhood -- Creating the optimal milieu for care -- Managing behavior problems associated with advanced dementia -- Assessing and addressing pain -- Ensuring the appropriate use of medications in advanced dementia -- Eating and nutrition -- Dressing and grooming -- Bowel and bladder management -- Ambulation and mobility -- Bathing -- Activities programming -- Cultural diversity -- Healthcare decisions for advanced dementia -- The continuum of grief -- Establishing healthcare-related legal options for the vulnerable patient.Winner of an AJN Book of the Year Award for 2010!. ""This book...provides important information on best practices and appropriate ways to care for a person with Alzheimer's and advanced dementia. Drs. Martin and Sabbagh have assembled a team of experts to help craft recommendations that should ultimately become standards that all professional caregivers adopt."" -Michael Reagan. Son of former President Ronald Reagan. President, Reagan Legacy Foundation. This book testifies that caregivers can have a monumental impact on the lives of persons with advanced dementia. Through specialized programmiPresenile dementiaPatientsCareAlzheimer's diseasePatientsCarePresenile dementiaPalliative treatmentAlzheimer's diseasePalliative treatmentPalliative treatmentStandardsEvidence-based medicinePresenile dementiaPatientsCare.Alzheimer's diseasePatientsCare.Presenile dementiaPalliative treatment.Alzheimer's diseasePalliative treatment.Palliative treatmentStandards.Evidence-based medicine.618.97/6831029618.976831Martin Gary A94043Sabbagh Marwan Noel1680002MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910811427303321Palliative care for advanced Alzheimer's and dementia4048649UNINA