Person-centred dementia care: an essential component of ethical nursing care.
Person-centered care for institutionalized elders is increasingly more recognized as synonymous with best quality care (Edvardsson, Fetherstonhaugh and Nay, 2010). This paper discusses person-centered care as ethical approach to care for people with dementia living in long-term care residential sett...
| Publicado en: | Canadian Nursing Home Vol. 22; no. 3; pp. 10 - 15 |
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| Formato: | Journal Article |
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Health Media Inc.
Oct2011
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| Acceso en línea: | Ver este registro en EBSCOhost |
| Sumario: | Person-centered care for institutionalized elders is increasingly more recognized as synonymous with best quality care (Edvardsson, Fetherstonhaugh and Nay, 2010). This paper discusses person-centered care as ethical approach to care for people with dementia living in long-term care residential settings. It examines the effects of this approach on the individual, the family, staff and the health care system, and concludes with strategies for instituting person-centered care practices in long-term care settings. |
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