Nursing Older People
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Assessing and managing agitation as a symptom of dementia
Interventions for agitation in dementia, often confused with emotion or unmet needs
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How a menopause café is supporting nurses at work
Senior nurse Tara Iles wanted healthcare staff to have a safe space to talk
Growing doubts about how nurse pay offer will be funded
Government will not increase budget to pay for it, so will existing NHS coffers be raided?
Nurses slam 5% pay offer as a ‘slap in the face’
Poll of Nursing Standard readers on Twitter reveals majority dismayed by pay offer
Nurses urged to vote for the new 5% pay offer
RCN and DHSC have agreed to put forward a pay increase of 5% for 2023-24
Nurses’ pay: new deal expected to be agreed today
Offer could be one-off payment for this year and maximum of 5% for 2023-24
Should nurses go back on strike while pay talks continue?
A nurse-led petition is urging the RCN to restart walkouts in England
Evidence and Practice
Assessing and managing agitation as a symptom of dementia
Interventions for agitation in dementia, often confused with emotion or unmet needs
Identifying the relationship between delirium and falls
The main types of delirium and associated validated screening tools
Recognising, reducing and preventing deconditioning in hospitalised older people
How nurses can help older people in hospital regain their mobility
Person-centred communication with people with dementia
Practical approaches to supporting person-centred communication with people with dementia
Experiences of mealtime assistance delivered by volunteers
An exploration of the lived experiences of older patients, staff, relatives and volunteers
Preventing falls in older people on mental health inpatient wards
A quality improvement project conducted on four older adult mental health inpatient wards
Features
Overworked and planning to leave – but what will it take to make you stay?
What some employers are doing, and the practical steps others can take to keep staff
On the verge of burnout? Seven signs to look for and how to cope
Positive steps nurses can take to help reduce risk and enhance your work-life balance
DNACPR: a step-by-step guide to clinical decision-making from Resuscitation Council UK
Advice from experts to help you navigate the complex legal and ethical issues
Terminal agitation: how to deal with distressing symptoms at the end of life
Advice on treating agitation, supporting families and coping with difficult patient deaths
Well-chosen words: how what you say makes a difference to outcomes
Tips for more powerful, productive and empathetic conversations with patients
Handover: how to get communication right for improved patient safety and team efficiency
Advice on strategies and tools to ensure every handover is seamless and information-rich
Opinion
All you need to know about the end of life community sepsis tool
Latest version of the Sepsis Six tool helps assess risk and guide decision making
Nurse managers and leaders – how can we ensure they are synonymous?
Understanding of compassionate leadership is vital in manager roles, but not always present
Nurses are striking worldwide and their discontent is about more than simply pay
Why the past year has seen a spike in protests… but guess how grievances get resolved
Students
Dementia: how to tailor nursing care to the needs of patients and their families
Your guide to common types of dementia and compassionate and effective symptom management
Student finances, placements and well-being: coping with the pressures
Changes that could help students cope, plus how to seek help if you need it
Social prescribing: what is it and how can nursing students get involved?
Using activities such as art, gardening and sport to boost mental and physical well-being
Careers
Nurse talent managers in the NHS: what does this relatively new role involve?
Established to attract, retain and develop staff, these roles are a great career move too
How mentoring can help overseas nurses reach senior roles
A programme supporting Filipino nurses, plus tips for getting the most out of mentoring
How secondment could transform your career or offer a new direction
What you can gain from a role switch and the learning opportunities it brings