Dementia care of inpatient units

Introduction: The purpose of this paper is to review an evidence based tool and intervention strategies to make sure patients with dementia receive effective nursing care in the medical setting. Currently in the medical setting dementia is under diagnosed and geriatric patients are not receiving evidence based interventions. Methods: In this paper an evidence-based educational program based on the Progressively Lowered Stress Threshold model, and an evidence-based toolkit for the medical units staff compared to current practice affect knowledge of nurses about effective assessment and intervention strategies for working with patients with dementia. Results: This article shows that a proactive approaching to assessing for dementia during admission could prevent or help nurses in better dealing with behavioral outbursts commonly seen in dementia patients. Discussion: Training on tools for assessing dementia and implementation of interventions for behavioral outbursts is key.