How to ensure the safety of people living with dementia
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How to ensure the safety of people living with dementia

Claire Read Health journalist

Checks nurses can deploy to minimise risks for people living with dementia during an emergency department visit

There is no one for whom an emergency department (ED) is a calm, predictable or quiet setting. But for people living with dementia, it can constitute a particularly unsettling environment.

Nursing Older People. 36, 6, 6-7. doi: 10.7748/nop.36.6.6.s2

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