Topic Resources

DEMENTIA

Assessment Tools 

Try This: Best Practices in Nursing Care to Older Adults with Dementia. Available at http://www.hartfordign.org/resources/education/tryThis.html and http://www.consultgerirn.org/resources

Carolan Doerflinger, D.M. (2007, Issue 3). “Try This: Mini Cog” in Try This: Best Practices in Nursing Care to Older Adults. Accessed February 13, 2008 from: http://consultgerirn.org/uploads/File/trythis/issue03.pdf

Mezey, M., & Maslow, K. (2007, Issue D5). “Try This: Recognition of Dementia in Hospitalized Older Adults” in Try This: Best Practices in Nursing Care to Older Adults with Dementia. Accessed February 13, 2008 from: http://consultgerirn.org/uploads/File/trythis/finRecog.pdf

Folstein, M.F., Folstein, S.E., & McHugh, P.R. (1975). “Mini Mental State”: A practical method for grading the cognitive state of patients for the clinician. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 12(3), 189-198. Permission for use of the Mini-Mental State Examination may be obtained from the copyright holder, PAR. Please go to http://www.minimental.com/ for more information.

 

Last updated - March 2008