Dementia education for all
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2013
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As all hospital staff are highly likely to interact with people living with dementia, education about their needs must be accessible to all staff, not only clinicians. Catherine Travers and David Lie evaluate the results of providing dementia education to non-clinical staff in a large teaching hospital. Dementia training programs offered in the hospital setting can improve staff knowledge and confidence in caring for patients with dementia (Foreman & Gardner 2005; McPhail et al 2009). It’s also been shown that a relatively minor investment in staff education can have noticeable effects on both staff attitudes and hospital practices regarding the care and support of patients with dementia and cognitive impairment (Foreman & Gardner 2005)... |
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Hawker Publications Ltd, |
Relação |
http://eprints.qut.edu.au/64945/2/64945.pdf http://journalofdementiacare.com/ Travers, Catherine & Lie, David (2013) Dementia education for all. Australian Journal of Dementia Care, 2(6), pp. 28-30. |
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Copyright 2013 Australian Journal of Dementia Care |
Fonte |
Faculty of Health; Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation; School of Nursing |
Palavras-Chave | #110308 Geriatrics and Gerontology |
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Journal Article |