The special needs of the hospitalized patient with dementia

Medsurg Nurs. 2011 Jan-Feb;20(1):13-8; quiz 19.

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

  • Aged
  • Communication Disorders / etiology
  • Dementia* / complications
  • Dementia* / epidemiology
  • Dementia* / nursing
  • Geriatric Assessment
  • Geriatric Nursing / organization & administration
  • Health Services Needs and Demand / organization & administration*
  • Humans
  • Hygiene
  • Inpatients*
  • Leisure Activities
  • Mental Competency
  • Nurse's Role
  • Nursing Assessment
  • Nutritional Support
  • Pain / etiology
  • Psychomotor Agitation / etiology
  • Spirituality