Guidance Guide for Caregivers of Patients with Dementia

Thinking about specialized care that respects vulnerabilities leads to a high and continuous requirement in clinical quality standards. Reflect on the problem of dementia from the perspective of the caregiver and empower caregivers in the face of the demands of having a family member with dementia are the objectives proposed. Dementia, caregiver and the nursing role, are approached from a descriptive and reflective perspective. The role of nurses specialized in mental health and psychiatry in monitoring the target individual of nursing care, based on the specific needs of the patient and the exploration of interventions and guidelines to prescribe, demonstrate that this therapeutic process is a path of change, presenting itself as a complementary method that compensates for the investments made. This structured process, which values the relationship between the professional/the target of care and the family caregivers, allows them to develop skills that allow them to continue their life path, as an adaptive way to the context of dementia.