DEMENTIA NURSING
excellence in dementia nursing. When the person is treated as whole, matters
of clinical importance are integrated with matters of leisure and lifestyle.
Throughout this book nurses are called upon to engage creatively with residents
during all aspects of care.
Dementia nursing is a highly skilled and important speciality. In facing the
challenges of dementia nursing, nurses will find in this book the necessary
practical guidance for excellent care, as well as renewed impetus towards those
deeply personal elements that profoundly influence each episode of care. Nurses
are encouraged to put these guidelines into practice and to experience the rich
rewards that come from dementia nursing.