Nursing Older People
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RCN Nursing Awards 2021: you now have more time to enter and celebrate nurses’ work
Deadline extended to 24 May – so ‘shout about what our magnificent profession has done’
DNACPR notices: what went wrong in the pandemic and the conversations that matter
Advance care planning is vital and nurses in all settings should be involved, experts say
Surge in Google searches about how to become a nurse
Search engine data suggest growing interest in nursing as a career since start of pandemic
Resuscitation guidelines update: advance care plans the focus, not DNACPR notices
Includes section on ethics and considerations during a pandemic or shortage of resources
GP surgery failed newly qualified nurse through ‘complete absence’ of training
NMC criticises employer for giving inexperienced nurse too much responsibility
Female nurses’ well-being significantly worsened during COVID-19 pandemic
NHS Confederation’s survey findings must be ‘driver of real and lasting change’
Evidence and Practice
Nursing students’ experiences of dementia care in the acute hospital setting
Students need to be socialised in dementia care earlier during undergraduate nurse education
How can further deconditioning be prevented in older people after COVID-19?
Nurses can help counter the physical and cognitive decline of older people
Improving medicine concordance in a patient with Parkinson’s and dementia: a case study
Parkinson’s is a progressive neurological condition and can lead to Parkinson’s dementia
Managing malnutrition in older adults in the community during the COVID-19 pandemic
Care interventions for older adults in the community to identify malnutrition risk
Benefits of medicines optimisation for older people living with frailty
A case study of polypharmacy involving an older person living with frailty
Preventing, identifying and managing delirium in nursing homes and acute settings
Older people in nursing homes are vulnerable to delirium, a condition causing confusion
Features
COVID-19 and acute kidney injury – do you know how to identify patients at risk?
AKI is linked to COVID-19, and the pandemic has affected both its incidence and demographics
Nurses’ time to shine: how to get started on your RCN Nursing Awards entry
Advice from winners, nominees and our chair of judges to help you celebrate your achievements
Hand hygiene: how can you be sure your workplace is getting it right?
Compliance is critical to patient safety, but monitoring it is far from straightforward
How to prevent inpatient falls: start by refusing to accept they’re inevitable
Falls should be seen as shocking, rather than normal hospital events
Older people’s nurses and mental health: strategies to cope and support colleagues
The pandemic has been tough, but there are ways to help maintain well-being
COVID-19: remembering the nursing staff who have lost their lives
Colleagues and families pay tribute to nursing professionals who have died across the UK
Opinion
Could coronavirus vaccination become compulsory for nurses?
Mandatory vaccination and the rights of individuals and employers
Dying and bereavement: what patients and families want at the end of life
Why workforce gaps and overstretched services remain the biggest hurdle to getting it right
DNACPR notices: what nurses need to know
Nurses’ input can inform a decision about whether to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Students
Nursing associates: how to turn challenges into learning opportunities
COVID-19 shaped so much of my training – and for the better, I hope
When clinical placements don’t meet students’ learning needs
How a frailty service refined its programme and the benefits for students and supervisors
Pop-up hospital helps students make up for placements lost to COVID-19
University offers practical experience with clinical scenarios role-played by student peers
Careers
Is it time to step up to a band 6 nursing position?
The pandemic may have given you a taste of more senior roles – so consider your next move
Critical care in the community: how a secondment has expanded my skills and experience
RCN Nurse of the Year Ana Waddington is pushing her boundaries in a mobile response unit role
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