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Table of contents Foreword Introduction Part 1 Chapter 1: About dementia Chapter 2: The little history chapter. Chapter 3: Communication (otherwise known as The Beast) Chapter 4: What's so special about clinical settings? Chapter 5: Being person-centred is not always easy. Part 2 Chapter 6 - Why History Matters Chapter 7: The physical problems we can't ignore.?? Chapter 8- Pain Chapter 9: Delirium Chapter 10 - How the environment can cause distress. Chapter 11: Separation Anxiety Chapter 12: Staring at a white wall - the toxic combination of boredom and isolation. Chapter 13 - How we cause distress Chapter 14 - When 'No' does not mean 'No' Part 3 Chapter 15: Anger Chapter 16- Sexual Behaviour Chapter 17: Time Shifting Chapter 18: Refusal by Romela Tumongha Chapter 19: Sleep? Chapter 20: Discriminatory behaviour Part 4 Chapter 21 - The last one
Jo James (Author) Jo is a registered nurse with over 35 years' experience in acute hospital care and currently works as a consultant nurse for dementia and delirium at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. Ruby Fitzhenry (Author) Ruby Fitzhenry is an RMN with a background working in inpatient dementia services, mental health forensic services and Parkinson's disease and dementia research. Ruby currently works as a dementia clinical nurse specialist supporting inpatients in acute hospitals. Rachel Thompson (Author) At the time of writing, Rachel was a Dementia Clinical Nurse Specialist with a background in intensive care. Prior to nursing, she worked as a dementia adviser in the community. She is passionate about reducing the stigma surrounding long-term conditions and helping people live well. Mel Tumongha (Contributor) Mel worked as a registered nurse in the Philippines for 12 years before moving to the UK where she has worked as a staff nurse on a medicine for the elderly ward and as a dementia clinical nurse specialist at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.