Nursing Older People
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Volunteers are transforming the care of people with dementia
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Mandatory training needed to improve Parkinson’s care, says charity
Survey highlights lack of awareness among healthcare staff over patients’ medication needs
Has intentional rounding turned ward nursing into a tick-box exercise?
Routine rounds are more to do with managing risk than patient-centred care, study suggests
Nurse-led monitoring tool could curb overprescribing in care homes
Simple checklist could help avoid overuse of medicines for mental health issues in care homes
For your patients’ sake, get the flu jab, senior official urges health workers
Professor says healthcare staff have a ‘very strong responsibility’ to accept vaccination
Community mental health services for adults to be integrated
Community mental health, physical health and social care adult services will be integrated
Sepsis Six update emphasises importance of early intervention by a senior clinician
Find out how revised tool helps you escalate concerns if you suspect a patient has sepsis
Evidence and Practice
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
How nurses can support informal carers of people living with dementia
Recognising the integral role of carers of patients with dementia is vital
Cognitive assessment using face-to-face and videoconferencing methods
Can small portable technology be effective in administering cognitive assessments?
Helping people live with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
How nurses can have a positive effect on the lives of people with COPD
Care home residents can benefit from carrying out everyday activities
Safety concerns prevent care home residents doing everyday tasks that benefit them
Features
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
How technology can improve residents' well-being...
Four Seasons Health Care's Quality of Life programme collects and acts on feedback
Care home initiative reduces falls without curbing residents’ activities
Embracing positive risk has reduced falls and let residents pursue activities they enjoy
My role in the review of forensic mental health services
Chair of the review Derek Barron talks to Mental Health Practice
Opinion
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
How an enhanced care initiative has improved dementia services
Introduction of an enhanced nursing care team has reduced use of costly support staff
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