Expert practice: the interventions used by a community mental health nurse with carers of dementia sufferers.
The role of the Community Mental Health Nurse working with carers of dementia sufferers is investigated using a case study approach. Ten specific themes (socializing, assessing, coping strategies, advice, family dynamics, liaison, education, counselling, crisis intervention and loving) are identified and discussed. Links are drawn between theory and practice and suggestions for future research are made.
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Faculty of Medicine, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Department of Mental Health & Learning Disability Nursing, University of Sheffield, UK.
D000884:Anthropology, Cultural; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D003704:Dementia / Q000451:nursing*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires