Risk management and decision-making in dementia care
Encouraging a proactive and person-centred approach to risk assessment and management
20 Mar 2024
Karen Harrison Dening
Who am I? Identity, person-centred care and dementia
Actively seeking a person’s concept of self can help nurses deliver personalised care
19 Jul 2023
Assessing and managing pain in older people with dementia
Reflect on possible indicators of pain, tools to assess it, and management strategies
14 Jul 2023
Dementia: recognition and assessment in primary healthcare settings
Similarities between early symptoms of dementia and other health conditions
12 Apr 2023
Reducing and managing dementia risk in primary care
The importance of understanding non-modifiable and modifiable risk factors for dementia
22 Mar 2023
Dementia and comorbid cancer: challenges and implications for nursing practice
This case study details care, pain assessment, decision-making and diagnosis challenges
21 Mar 2023
Assessing and managing agitation as a symptom of dementia
Interventions for agitation in dementia, often confused with emotion or unmet needs
08 Mar 2023
Person-centred communication with people with dementia
Practical approaches to supporting person-centred communication with people with dementia
25 Jan 2023
Admiral Nursing: supporting generalist nurses to work with families affected by dementia
Understand the training needs of the health and social care workforce in relation to dementia
15 Dec 2022
Dementia care in non-specialist settings: what would you ask an expert?
Your questions for an Admiral Nurse could help create a user-friendly learning resource
22 Feb 2022
The value and ethics of dementia research in the wake of COVID-19
Researchers are keen for findings on the effects of the pandemic, but sensitivity must be considered
17 Aug 2020
Advance care planning and decision-making in dementia care: a literature review
Role of ACP in identifying preferred place of care or death for people with dementia
15 Jul 2020
Supporting family carers via the Admiral Nurse Dementia Helpline: reflection on a case...
The role of telephone helpline to support families affected by dementia
13 May 2020
Differentiating between dementia, delirium and depression in older people
How to clinically assess, diagnose and treat patients
25 Nov 2019
Open access
A relationship-centred approach to managing pain in dementia
The presence of pain in a person with dementia can often be missed. The diagnosis of...
29 Jan 2018
Implementation of e-portfolios for the professional development of Admiral Nurses
Nurses are required to maintain their fitness to practise through continuing professional...
24 Jan 2018
Role of the Admiral Nurse in supporting a person with dementia and their family carer
Distress is commonly experienced by those caring for someone with dementia, and can occur...
27 Sep 2017
Admiral Nursing: case management for families affected by dementia
The number of people with dementia is expected to increase globally. People with dementia...
08 Feb 2017