title: Caring for a person with dementia in acute hospitals.
abstract: Nursing a person with dementia with an acute illness in a hospital setting is a great challenge. This requires negotiating complex interpersonal relationships, and balancing a multiplicity of tasks and roles within social, political and economic constraints. A concerted effort by health professionals and hospital administration to provide appropriate staff education, a multidisciplinary approach, liaison with family carers and access to experts in psychogeriatrics as well as suitable ward environment are positive steps to improving care for a very vulnerable group of patients.
authors.affiliation: NSW College of Nursing, Sydney.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goff
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017028:Caregivers; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D006272:Health Facility Environment; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009730:Nursing Assessment