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Timely identification of patients with frailty at the ‘front door’ of acute hospitals
Early identification of frailty at the front door of the acute hospital is vital to allow...
Newsroom
New chief nurse will ‘bridge the gap’ between NHS England and NHS Improvement
Jane Cummings’ successor will be a joint appointment and lead a single team
‘Wales needs a national recruitment plan to support our new staffing law’
Nurse staffing lead wants to see an end to competition between employers
RCN demands bursary rethink as student numbers drop again
The number of students starting nursing courses in the UK is down for the second year
NHS pay in Wales: health unions back three-year deal
Nurses will reach the top of their pay bands more quickly
RCN welcomes report highlighting beneficial impact of EU staff on the health service
But college disagrees about preferential treatment to work in UK after Brexit
RCN pay deal row: everything you need to know about the EGM
Your guide to the issues behind the motion of no confidence, and how RCN members can have...
Evidence and Practice
Assessment, prevention and treatment of faecal incontinence in older people
Faecal incontinence is an impaired ability to control the passage of stool, often described...
Timely identification of patients with frailty at the ‘front door’ of acute hospitals
Early identification of frailty at the front door of the acute hospital is vital to allow...
Nursing students’ experiences of delivering dementia friends sessions to peers
Background Nursing students and registered nurses often feel underprepared for their roles...
How you can support an older patient experiencing anxiety and depression
How would I recognise if someone with dementia was experiencing anxiety or depression and...
Community clinicians’ views about patient adherence to osteoporosis medication
Anecdotal and research evidence suggests that poor adherence and persistence with oral...
The effect of ageism on older people and implications for nursing practice
Ageism has numerous negative effects on the lives of older people, including their health...
Features
Admiral Nurse who plotted a course for dementia care in her local trust
After a 37-year nursing career, with 15 years spent as an Admiral Nurse, Helen Springthorpe...
How training could improve the way HCAs relate to older people
A research review shows the importance of good relationships for clinical outcomes
Could it be delirium?
A campaign to increase awareness of delirium urges swift action to prevent harm
The challenge of attracting students to older people's nursing
This feature in our careers series hears from a newly qualified nurse who is working with...
In the vanguard of teaching care home skills
The lead nurse for a care home vanguard discusses how to make training more widely available
Lorraine Haining scoops Nursing Older People Award
'Indispensable' specialist nurse practitioner Lorraine Haining wins the RCNi...
Opinion
The stereotypes and gender barriers that stop men working in hospices
A hospice nurse is caring, empathetic, kind and wise… so why is our image of that person...
The day to remember in older people's care...
With all the celebratory days, pressure injury prevention day is one worthy of a calendar...
‘Mum and I were confused as to why Dad would be given morphine’
Gosport case causes dementia campaigner to reflect on her father's treatment...
Students
Importance of preventing pressure ulcers was highlighted by training
A student on placement gained confidence after training to manage pressure ulcers in older...
It is an honour to give someone the ‘right’ death
Caring for a dying patient and providing last offices helped nursing student Tristan Crombie...
Lessons learned in a hospice
A placement at a hospice will inform this student's practice for the rest of his career...
Careers
'Give 100% to patients and have the most rewarding career'...
Clinical director of Pacific Care Janice Allan says working with older people enables nurses...
'I love being able to influence the provision of quality care'...
Jean Donaldson emphasises the importance of respect and compassion
Teaching students to be knowledgeable and compassionate about dementia care
De Montfort University senior lecturer Chris Knifton on why dementia is an increasingly...