Nursing Older People
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‘Five things about me’ – enhancing person-centred care for older people
How person-centred care includes the whole person, including values, beliefs and aspirations
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New short films show ‘what a great profession nursing is’
Promotional videos show newly qualified nurses talking of pride in their new career
New restraint guidance for mental health settings
Guidance is based on ‘Seni’s law’, named after a patient who died after being restrained
Apps that can support nurses’ well-being: tried and tested options
Choosing a sleep, anxiety, mindfulness or meditation app from a clinically assured library
How to improve patient care – and save the planet at the same time
Small sustainable changes can make a huge impact on the health of your patients and the world
Nurses warned to watch finances as cost of living increases
RCN urges members to budget carefully, ask for advice and check entitlement to benefits
Indicative ballot: nurses prepared to strike over 3% pay offer
RCN seeks 12.5% pay rise and will use ballot results to consider next steps
Evidence and Practice
‘Five things about me’ – enhancing person-centred care for older people
How person-centred care includes the whole person, including values, beliefs and aspirations
Supporting older people experiencing anxiety through non-pharmacological interventions
Anxiety is a debilitating condition that adversely affects people’s quality of life
How can advanced nursing practice improve integrated health and social care services?
Advanced nurse practitioners caring for older people need to raise the role’s profile
Exploring the use of music as an intervention for older people living in nursing homes
Why you should read this article: • To understand why enjoying cultural events such as music...
Organic versus mixed specialist older adult inpatient mental health units
Does care quality for people with dementia differ between mixed and organic wards?
Basic assessment and treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms in older women
This article aims to provide nurses with an understanding of lower urinary tract symptoms
Features
How a care home team made family visits possible despite pandemic
An award-winning team's innovations laid the foundations for government guidance
Care homes: could nurses in advanced clinical practitioner roles be key to change?
What good care could look like as care home nursing evolves
Confusion, fatigue and nausea: how to spot the signs of hyponatraemia in older people
Nurses should be alert to low sodium levels and dehydration in older people
Community nursing: tackling long-term effects of COVID-19 on older people with frailty
More services are concentrating on keeping people safe at home and encouraging self-care
Nurses and stress: how performing arts skills can improve self-care and communication
Training given by actors is helping NHS staff to look after themselves better
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
Opinion
Bereavement support crisis: how should we shape future services?
Even before the pandemic, provision was inadequate. Share your views on joined-up support
Building back better or papering over the cracks?
The pandemic has made short and longer-term plans for older people's care of vital importance
Standardised uniforms for nurses: who will wear them and when?
Uniform for NHS staff in England will have a dress option and reflect cultural diversity
Students
Simulated clinical placements: how to learn from mistakes in a risk-free environment
Virtual reality and high-tech simulation can build confidence to practise safely
Safeguarding demystified: a beginner’s guide
It’s an issue fundamental to nursing care, but do you know what’s expected of you?
Your first patient death: how to cope and what it teaches you about end of life care
A student explains what she learned from the death of a patient during a placement
Careers
What does being a Queen’s Nurse mean and could it improve your practice?
The title recognises high standards of person-centred care in community nursing
What is a wound care nurse specialist – and could you be one?
Pressure ulcer education, leadership and autonomy are key in this senior role
Revalidating for the first time: what you need to know about each step of the process
We explain the requirements and timeline, plus how to stay on track using a portfolio