基本説明
Contributions to this collection of essays and articles are drawn from CMHN practitioners and researchers at the forefront of their fields.
Full Description
A rounded account of Community Mental Health Nurses (CMHNs) practice in dementia care has been long overdue. This is the first book to focus on the role of CMHNs in their highly valued work with both people with dementia and their families. This book: explores the complexity and diversity of CMHN work; captures perspectives from along the trajectory of dementia; teases out assessment and intervention approaches; and discusses an emerging evidence base for implications in practice. Contributions to this collection of essays and articles are drawn from CMHN practitioners and researchers at the forefront of their fields. It includes key reading for practitioners, researchers, students, managers and policy makers in the field of community mental health nursing and/or dementia care. The contributors are: Trevor Adams, Peter Ashton, Gill Boardman, Angela Carradice, Chris Clark, Charlotte L.Clarke, Jan Dewing, Sue Hahn, Mark Holman, John Keady, Kath Lowery, Jill Manthorpe, Cathy Mawhinney, Anne Mason, Paul McCloskey, Anne McKinley, Linda Miller, Gordon Mitchell, Elinor Moore, Michelle Murray, Mike Nolan, Peter Nolan, Tracy Packer, Sean Page, Marilla Pugh, Helen Pusey, Assumpta Ryan, Alison Soliman, Vicki Traynor, Dot Weaks, Heather Wilkinson.
Contents
Foreword by Professor Mike NolanIntroductionSetting the scene:the landscape of contemporary CMHN practice in dementia careVoices from the pastthe historical alignment of dementia care to nursingCommunity mental health nursing and dementiaintegrating practice and knowledge in a clinical contextCommunity mental health nursing and dementia caremultidisciplinary teamworking"We put our heads together"negotiating support with the Commmunity Mental Health NurseRisk and dementiamodels for Community Mental Health Nursing practiceDementia care nursing in the community:assessment and practice approachesAssessment and therapeutic approaches for CMHN dementia care practicean overviewCognitive-behavioural interventions in dementiapractical and practice issues for CMHNsTurning rhetoric into realityperson-centred approaches for community mental health nursingFrom screening to interventionthe CMHN in a memory clinic settingThe CMHN role in sharing a diagnosis of dementiapractice approaches from an early intervention studyGroup therapythe double bonus effect of intervention for people with dementia and their carersPsychosocial interventions with family carers of people with dementiaAdmiral nursesa model of family assessment and interventionNormalization as a philosophy of dementia careexperiences and practice illustrations from a dedicated CMHN teamAssessing and responding to challenging behaviour in dementiaa focus for CMHN practiceLeading and developing Community Mental Health Nursing in dementia:Clinical supervision and dementia careissues for community mental health nursing practiceMulti-agency and inter-agency workingissues in managing a Community Mental Health Nursing Service in dementiaHigher level practiceaddressing the learning needs for Community Mental Health Nursing practice in dementia careIndex.
