Editor's choice
Cognitive decline: can diet be a preventive or treatment option?
Cognitive decline has been associated with and accepted as a consequence of ageing. Diets...
Newsroom
NHS Improvement guidance calls for consistent approach to pressure ulcer definition and...
Guidance calls for the 72-hour rule for pressure ulcers to be scrapped
Matt Hancock draws fire for claiming some nurses stand up when a doctor enters the room
Nursing community takes to social media to accuse health secretary of ‘spouting rubbish’
‘If we don’t fill vacancies we can’t begin to take on other challenges’
Nursing shortage is profession’s most pressing issue, England CNO Ruth May tells summit
New nursing leaders announced for NHS in England
Chief nursing officer Ruth May says senior team can ‘deliver on our commitments’
Northern Ireland pay rise leaves some nurses worse off
Increased pension contributions mean backdated award leads to lower take-home pay for some
CPD funding: I promise budget cuts will be reversed, says head of NHS England
Simon Stevens tells chief nurse’s summit funding will be restored over next five years
Evidence and Practice
Cognitive decline: can diet be a preventive or treatment option?
Cognitive decline has been associated with and accepted as a consequence of ageing. Diets...
Attitudes and beliefs of healthcare workers about influenza vaccination
Background Annual influenza vaccination is recommended for all healthcare workers (HCWs) to...
How healthcare professionals in acute settings construct identities for people with...
Background Healthcare professionals working in acute settings lack education and training in...
Understanding quality of life and well-being for people living with advanced dementia
Aim To investigate the quality of life (QoL) and well-being of people living with advanced...
Ethical practice in dementia care
This article draws on a range of case study examples from dementia care and explains how...
Living well in older age: what can we learn from the Japanese experience?
Japan has the most aged population in the world. Not only do people live longer in Japan,...
Features
Intermediate care: a stepping stone from hospital to community
How a multidisciplinary service is tackling the costly problem of delayed discharge
How nursing associates aim to add value to older people's care ...
The nursing associate role has opened up a new career pathway for Claire Stott and Laura...
Advance care planning system helps ensure people’s end of life wishes are met
Patients' digitally recorded end of life care preferences help healthcare professionals...
Tenacity, passion and visible leadership are vital in older people’s care
This article in our careers series profiles an assistant director of nursing who wants staff
Older LGBT people find a welcome at the rainbow café
How nurses can support people facing memory loss, isolation and the fear of discrimination?
Delivering personalised and coordinated end of life care
A ward sister discusses how to provide the best end of life care for patients
Opinion
Why care workers are such a valuable resource
The chief executive of NACAS on how members can work with nurses to provide better care
Book review: Advance Care Planning in End of Life Care
Consultant nurse for older people Nicky Hayes reviews this publication on end of life care
Malnutrition in the community: what you can do to support older people
Why it’s vital nurses recognise risk factors and challenge myths about weight loss and ageing
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
‘I would add a seventh C: the ability to remain calm’
Advanced nurse practitioner Ann Collins describes the qualities needed in her job
Forget any myths about nursing careers in dementia care – we’re at the cutting edge
Hugh Masters on why care of people with dementia is at the forefront of nursing innovation
My job: 'Nursing is not a job, it’s a calling'...
Nursing home team leader Paula McCafferty on quelling patient anxiety with staff interaction