NUR 320 · Week 13 · NR-MS-052
Dementia
Distress in dementia is communication, not a symptom to be sedated. And the drug most often reached for raises mortality — while in one common type of dementia it can be catastrophic.
Geriatrics / PalliativeVersion v2.0Reviewed 2026-07-22
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