Nursing Older People
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Audio players project helps stimulate people with dementia
People with dementia are using simple music players to access audiobooks and radio/TV
Newsroom
Dame Donna Kinnair is named RCN general secretary
College appoints its acting head following months of ‘sterling leadership’
RCN ambassador Emilia Clarke named one of 100 most influential people in the world
Time magazine included the Game of Thrones star and nurse champion in its yearly list
Nurses need protected time for training in learning disabilities and autism, says NMC
NMC issues response to ongoing government consultation on mandatory training
Workforce is priority, says England’s chief nurse after 100 days in post
Ruth May was speaking at launch of new children’s mental health centre
NHS England urged to tackle ageism in cancer care
Older women with breast cancer are less likely to receive treatment, claims new report
Wards in England are still failing to achieve safe staffing levels, new report warns
Workforce study says policies introduced since Mid-Staffs Inquiry have lost momentum
Evidence and Practice
Approaches to managing older people using opiates and their risk of dependence
There is little doubt that opiates have transformed healthcare, particularly in relation to...
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...
Features
Nursing older people with cancer
The final article in our series on how cancer affects different patient demographics
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?
Opinion
Audio players project helps stimulate people with dementia
People with dementia are using simple music players to access audiobooks and radio/TV
Boosting students' learning experiences in care homes
Collaborative working has enhanced the learning experience
Nurses should encourage people to talk about dying
Demystify palliative care and advance care planning by helping patients to talk about death
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
Care home support nurse
Primary care nurses must adapt ways of working due to an increase in frail older patients
'Getting services right for people with frailty is a must'
Frailty and dementia matron Beverley Marriott wants an integrated health and social care...
‘I would add a seventh C: the ability to remain calm’
Advanced nurse practitioner Ann Collins describes the qualities needed in her job