Nursing Older People
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What is an older husband’s experience of caring for his wife who has dementia?
In this review, nursing implications are addressed and guidance proposed to offer support
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Nurses’ well-being: the badge that reminds others to ask after your mental health
The ‘Ask me how I am’ badge is designed to ensure staff’s own needs are not forgotten
District nursing heads into perfect storm, with demand rising as workforce dwindles
Queen’s Nursing Institute calls on next government to invest in staffing
Thousands queue for free prostate cancer check
More than 2,000 men had a free PSA test in an event run by volunteers
Nike launches a range of shoes to support nurses during long shifts
Testing by healthcare staff informed the design of their ‘fit, cushioning and traction’
Welsh Labour withdraws political broadcast that features an actor playing a nurse
Parties must clarify use of actors if the audience could be ‘misled’ by their appearance
Tributes paid to a proud pioneer of agency nursing
Jean Higgins ran an early nurse recruitment agency set up for the benefit of the NHS
Evidence and Practice
What is an older husband’s experience of caring for his wife who has dementia?
In this review, nursing implications are addressed and guidance proposed to offer support
Surprise questions that can improve end of life care
Older people approaching the end of life can be helped by asking the right questions
Dietary intake of people with dementia on acute hospital wards
This evaluation acknowledges the whole process of nutritional care for people with dementia
Engagement between secondary school students and older patients in an acute hospital
A project promoted meaningful interaction between schoolchildren and older patients
Understanding and managing depression in older people
Clinicians do not always recognise depression in older people as they attribute symptoms to...
Assessment and provision of continuing healthcare: an integrative literature review
Review of providing continuing healthcare in terms of staff roles, training and competencies
Features
Could it be you? Entries now open for the RCNi Nurse Awards 2020
Nominate yourself or a colleague for this prestigious nursing award in 2020
Nurses use video link to keep older people out of hospital
Link enables nurses to triage people in care and nursing homes, reducing hospital admissions
Help older patients by tackling overprescribing
Polypharmacy puts many older people at risk of serious side effects
Volunteers are transforming the care of people with dementia
The Dementia Carers’ Support Service helps carers draw on the experience of volunteers
Dementia Carers’ Support Service was invaluable when I was caring for my dad
The service helped Loretta Peck care for her father – and prompted her to become a nurse
Wound care: treating the cause rather than simply covering it with a dressing
How to challenge the perceived inevitability associated with chronic wounds
Opinion
Stop blaming nurses for malnutrition in older people
Focus instead on the widespread myths in the community about healthy eating
Treatment pathways must take account of cultural beliefs
Clinical systems must reflect the diverse range of beliefs that people hold
How to exercise safely with osteoporosis
The Royal Osteoporosis Society has issued guidance on the advice nurses should give
Students
Dementia at the end of life: why every nursing student needs to learn about it
An Admiral Nurse explains how she uses hospice placements to deepen students’ understanding
How teaching children about dementia helps you become a better communicator
Innovative resource helps nursing students improve children’s awareness of the condition
‘This is me’ document helped me provide personalised end of life care
A student reflects on building a nurse-patient relationship with a hospice patient
Careers
A passion for collaboration
Kellie Owen, winner of the 2019 Richard Tompkins Nurse Development Scholarship, on influencing the culture of care homes
‘Don’t be too focused on the task at hand’
Admiral Nurse Sarah Oakwood on her ‘musts’ for working with older people
Care home support nurse
Primary care nurses must adapt ways of working due to an increase in frail older patients