The resuscitation status of in-patients is an important consideration in older adult psychiatric wards. Local policies should exist for the making and documentation of these decisions. Audit may show that these policies are not being followed correctly. The implementation of a resuscitation status f
TREATMENTS IN PATIENTS DYING WITH DEMENTIA: A CROSS-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE
β Scribed by Jenny T. Van Der Steen; Franco Toscani; Paola Di Giulio; Perla Werner; JA (Nienke) Boogaard; Anna Zysberg; Ladislav Volicer
- Book ID
- 109129967
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 54 KB
- Volume
- 56
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0002-8614
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## Background: Advancing age is associated with high prevalence of both dementia and pain. dementia is frequently accompanied by distressing behavioral and psychological symptoms, including agitation and aggression, particularly in nursing home patients. the etiology of agitation is multifactorial.