Nursing Standard
Change for the better
Nurses are in an ideal position to use the simple technique of questioning to help patients change their health behaviours.
19 Aug 2015
Nicola Davies
Nursing Standard
Student life - Apply a critical eye to statistics in research
Research statistics help us objectivise and explain the world around us, its phenomena, causes, effects, outcomes and trends. These are all important in nursing. Unfortunately, statistics can also be misused to distort and misrepresent reality. The main defence against unreliable research is critical thinking.
12 Aug 2015
Nursing Standard
Ward off unwanted advances
Nurses are particularly vulnerable to sexual harassment from patients, visitors or co-workers.
24 Jun 2015
Nursing Standard
Reducing inequalities in health care provision for older adults
The UK has a rapidly ageing population with increasing healthcare needs. Yet social isolation and exclusion, resulting from stigma and age discrimination, means that many older people are faced with unequal access to health care, referral and treatment. Inequalities in health care are particularly prevalent among older people with mental health issues and those from black and minority ethnic backgrounds. Healthcare professionals need to encourage greater involvement of older people in health promotion and community-based healthcare services. Nurses are exemplars for health service delivery and are ideally placed to promote health care that is free from age-related discrimination.
21 Jun 2011
Nursing Standard
Reducing inequalities in healthcare provision for older adults
The UK has a rapidly ageing population with increasing healthcare needs. Yet social isolation and exclusion, resulting from stigma and age discrimination, means that many older people are faced with unequal access to health care, referral and treatment. Inequalities in health care are particularly prevalent among older people with mental health issues and those from black and minority ethnic backgrounds. Healthcare professionals need to encourage greater involvement of older people in health promotion and community-based healthcare services. Nurses are exemplars for health service delivery and are ideally placed to promote health care that is free from age-related discrimination.
15 Jun 2011