Broomfield Hospital, Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust, Essex, UK.
J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs. 2011 Sep;18(7):648-52. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2011.01771.x. Epub 2011 Jun 14.
Older people form the largest group occupying acute hospital beds and many of them will have undiagnosed mental health problems. The creation of a Dementia Nurse Specialist role in a district general hospital provided the opportunity to assess the extent of the previously unmet need among patients, carers and nursing staff. Over 30 patients were seen each month, while around 6 to 12 were diagnosed as having dementia. Other activities undertaken as part of the role included providing information and support for carers, and advice on management of behaviours and support for ward staff. The role also involved policy writing, pathway and local strategy planning, care plan development, and formal and informal teaching on dementia. It is argued that this fixed-term post demonstrated that a Dementia Nurse Specialist could provide significant input in an acute hospital setting, by improving the experience of hospitalization for vulnerable older people and their carers.
老年人是占用急性医院病床的最大群体，其中许多人将患有未确诊的心理健康问题。在地区综合医院设立痴呆症护士专家角色为评估患者、护理人员和护理人员以前未满足的需求提供了机会。每月有 30 多名患者接受了评估，其中约有 6 至 12 名被诊断为患有痴呆症。该角色还包括为护理人员提供信息和支持，以及关于行为管理和支持病房工作人员的建议。该角色还涉及政策制定、途径和当地战略规划、护理计划制定以及关于痴呆症的正式和非正式教学。有人认为，这个定期职位证明，痴呆症护士专家可以通过改善弱势老年人及其护理人员的住院体验，为急性医院环境提供重要的投入。
