Nursing Older People
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Helping people live with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
How nurses can have a positive effect on the lives of people with COPD
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Nurses from outside UK tell of negative workplace experiences since Brexit referendum
Foreign staff say prejudice and barriers to career progression might force them out of NHS
Nurse brings wedding day to the ward for mother of the bride
Patient Janet Adams was too unwell to attend ceremony, but didn’t miss out on the occasion
The board game that helps you identify domestic violence and abuse
Nurse lecturer’s learning tool aims to get healthcare staff talking about how they can help
Helping nurses to ‘defuse’ after difficult situations
The RCN has issued guidance on how to discuss and reflect on challenging incidents at work
Proposed £36,000 salary threshold for migrants ‘should not apply to nurses’
Think tank’s suggested minimum salary threshold sparks nurse recruitment concerns
A-level results: number of students accepted on to nursing degrees up on 2018
Nursing degree applicants confirm their university places – or prepare for UCAS clearing
Evidence and Practice
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
Use of non-pharmacological interventions for chronic, non-cancer pain and comfort
This study may assist in planning effective pain treatment for older adults with chronic pain
Nutritional interventions for preventing malnutrition in people with dementia
People with dementia are at higher risk of malnutrition, which can have negative effects
How healthcare professionals can support older LGBTQ+ people living with dementia
Exploring some of the needs of older LGBTQ+ people with dementia
What is ageism, how can I recognise it and how can I deal with it in my workplace?
Discrimination against older people can mean inferior standards in services that affect them
Features
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
Three decades of older people's nursing reflected in our pages
A dip into our archives, and the recollections of two former editors
Looking back at 30 years of older people’s nursing
Older people’s nurses remember three decades of challenges and developments in the specialty
Nursing older people with cancer
The final article in our series on how cancer affects different patient demographics
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
Importance of preventing pressure ulcers was highlighted by training
A student on placement gained confidence after training to manage pressure ulcers in older...
It is an honour to give someone the ‘right’ death
Caring for a dying patient and providing last offices helped nursing student Tristan Crombie...
Lessons learned in a hospice
A placement at a hospice will inform this student's practice for the rest of his career...
Careers
A passion for collaboration
Kellie Owen, winner of the 2019 Richard Tompkins Nurse Development Scholarship, on...
‘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