Episodic crises: does dementia make a difference?
Preventing episodic crises in residents with and without dementia is possible when staff learns how to identify "signaling events": changes in behavior or life status, physiological symptoms, or other complaints.
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Montana State University College of Nursing, Great Falls.
D000368:Aged; D003419:Crisis Intervention / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003625:Data Collection; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida; D006707:Homes for the Aged / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis