Bathing Without a Battle Person-Directed Care of Individuals with Dementia [Paperback]

2008 AJN Book of the Year Winner!

Like its popular predecessor, the new edition ofBathing Without a Battlepresents an individualized, problem-solving approach to bathing and personal care of individuals with dementia. On the basis of extensive original research and clinical experience, the editors have developed strategies and techniques that work in both institution and home settings. Their approach is also appropriate for caregiving activities other than bathing, such as morning and evening care, and for frail elders not suffering from dementia.

For this second edition, the authors have included historical material on bathing and substantially updated the section on special concerns, including:


• Pain
• Skin care
• Determining the appropriate level of assistance
• Transfers
• The environment
  
  

  An enhanced final section addresses ways to support caregivers by increasing their understanding of the care recipient's needs and their knowledge of interventions to improve care and comfort. It also emphasizes self-care and system-level changes to promote person-directed care. Several chapters include specific insights and wisdom from direct caregivers.

  Contributors
  Preface
  Acknowledgments
  Part I: The Basics
  
  1. Understanding the Battle,Beverly Hoeffer, Joanne Rader, Ann Louise Barrick
  2. Temperatures of the Times: Fluctuations in Bathing Through the Ages,Mary Lavelle
  3. General Guidelines for Bathing Persons With Dementia,Ann Louise Barrick, Joanne Rader
  4. Assessing Behaviors,Ann Louise Barrick, Joanne Rader, Madeline Mitchell
  5. Selecting Person-Directed Solutions That Work,Ann Louise Barrick, Joanne Rader, Madeline Mitchell
  
  Part II: Special Concerns
  
  6. Person-Directed Care: Sustaining Interactions Through Offering the Needed Level of Assistance,Carla Gene Rapp
  7. Managing Pain,Karen AmanlC*