Nursing Older People
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How nurses can help to rehabilitate care home residents after COVID-19
Nurses can use their skills to unlock the potential for rehabilitation of older people in...
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Nurses in Scotland to receive £500 COVID-19 bonus
Thank you payment is separate from pay negotiations, with RCN Scotland seeking 12.5% rise
Three nurses dance their way to the Strictly NHS final
NHS charity ballroom competition announces its 12 finalists
Made-to-measure face masks: nurse working on prototype for healthcare staff
Universities helping to create reusable mask based on a scan of the user’s face
RCN disputes government claim to be on target for 50,000 more nurses in the NHS
Data shows rise of 14,813 nurses on last year, but also 36,655 FTE nursing vacancies
RCN to launch review of how it is governed, after members’ vote
Two resolutions passed at extraordinary general meeting over disrupted presidential election
NMC acknowledges ‘uncomfortable truths’ on race equality in report
Regulator calls in consultants over career opportunities and pay gap for BAME employees
Evidence and Practice
Using virtual care interventions for hospitalised older people with dementia
Using iPads can help patients connect with family and take part in person-centred activities
My research study improves patient care – how can I share it?
Tips and rules for successfully sharing your research at a conference or professional meeting
Sexually speaking: person-centred conversations with people living with a dementia
Why you should read this article: • To understand the importance of supporting the sexuality...
How to support the inclusion in research of older people who lack capacity to consent
Support for nurses to ensure that older people who lack capacity can participate in research
COVID-19: the experiences of a frailty specialist community rapid response team
Changes made to service delivery by a team caring for older people living with frailty
Learning and leadership in advanced dementia care
Evidence about leadership skills and competencies needed in advanced dementia care is scant
Features
How nurses can help to rehabilitate care home residents after COVID-19
Nurses can use their skills to unlock the potential for rehabilitation of older people in...
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
CPR at 38,000ft: the nursing student who took control of an in-flight emergency
Isobel Corrie named RCNi Nurse Awards Patient’s Choice winner after saving passenger’s life
A nurse champion of oral care in community services
A palliative care nurse’s successful oral care initiative has been adapted by other teams
Healthcare projects on an overseas placement: how one student’s plan generated a team...
RCNi Nursing Student Award winner’s networking and persistence got a clinic up and running
Preventing hospital admissions and improving end of life care: a team approach
How the RCNi Nurse Awards Team of the Year integrates physical and mental health services
Opinion
How to spot frailty in older people and what emergency nurses can do to improve care
Older people living with frailty tend to present late and often in crisis at the ED
Successful nursing handovers: tips for every shift
Clear communication is critical. Here’s how to make the most of handovers
Keeping older patients active: undoing the adverse effects of lockdown
The challenge of addressing deconditioning, that unwelcome by-product of social distancing
Students
From care assistant to registered nurse: taking the foundation course route
Two students’ experiences of juggling a nursing course and placements with a care home role
Easing loneliness in lockdown: the nursing student initiative that’s just a call away
Making phone calls to isolated older people also help students develop communication skills
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 nursing students’ understanding
Careers
Nursing patients with frailty: how to create a complex needs team
Combining the skills of a frailty nurse and a GP to provide holistic care in the community
Dementia awareness and diagnosis: looking beyond the learning disability
How an Admiral nurse aims to empower individuals and help nurses identify early age dementia
COVID-19: supporting people with dementia during the pandemic
How an Admiral nurse has adapted her role to help families cope during the crisis