CPD articles
Our continuing professional development (CPD) articles are designed to assist with your nursing skills and practice.
Depression and dementia: taking a dual diagnosis approach
This article explores dementia and depression, the relationship between them and ways of...
01 Mar 2006
Anxiety and depression
This article explores anxiety states among older people and how they may overlap with...
01 Feb 2006
Suicide among older people
Overall, the number of people who kill themselves across all ages is falling but suicide...
01 Jan 2006
Understanding bowel problems in older people: part 2
Bowel problems can be devastating for patients and those who care for them. Accurate...
01 Dec 2005
Understanding bowel problems in older people
Bowel problems can be devastating for patients and those who care for them. Accurate...
01 Nov 2005
Hypothermia: assessment treatment and prevention
Hypothermia is a condition that can have serious consequences, yet its symptoms are often...
01 Oct 2005
Arthritis in the older person: part 2
Part 1 of this article, in last month’s Nursing Older People , identified the major...
01 Jul 2005
Delphi survey research and older people
Delphi survey or Delphi technique has been described as an effective way of gathering...
01 May 2005
Infections and their treatment in older people
Bacteria are robust micro-organisms that can survive even in the presence of antibiotics....
01 Apr 2005
Older people with learning disabilities Part 2: accessing care and the implications for...
In the second of two articles, Robert Jenkins concludes his discussion of nursing care for...
01 Mar 2005
Sleep in the older adult
Sleep problems tend to increase with age, so much so that insomnia can become entwined with...
01 Dec 2004
Assessing the cultural and religious needs of older people
Patients’ cultural and religious needs can become particularly important during ill health....
01 Nov 2004
The evidence base for gerontological nursing practice. Part 2: Making sense of the...
This is the second of two articles exploring the meaning of ‘evidence-based practice’. The...
01 Oct 2004
The evidence base for gerontological nursing practice. Part 1: What do we mean by ‘...
In recent years, ‘evidence-based practice’ has featured increasingly in the lexicon of...
01 Sep 2004
Oxygen therapy for older people
Oxygen therapy requires careful assessment before treatment is commenced and ongoing...
01 Jul 2004
Person-centred assessment with older people
This article describes the principles behind the assessment of older people’s needs and the...
01 May 2004
Parkinson’s disease, palliative care and older people: part 2
In the second of two articles on palliative care for people with Parkinson’s disease, the...
01 Apr 2004
Parkinson’s disease, palliative care and older people: part 1
In the first of two articles on palliative care for people with Parkinson’s disease, the...
01 Mar 2004