Review highlights need for holistic care addressing physical, psychological and social inf
Evidence and Practice
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Clinical
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How nurses can create an enabling environment by using person-centred communication techni
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Better pain assessment tools and training needed in caring for people with dementia
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Nurses’ understanding of best interests decision-making in the context of dementia care
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Risks for older people experiencing a ‘long lie’ after a fall in pre-hospital services
CPD articles
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Nurses' ability in ACP can be improved by training, mentoring and a collaborative wor
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Linking the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing to person-centred care and the value of social pre
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Nurses need to understand how care work is conceived within the home and what needs then a
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How nurses can measure loneliness or social isolation and interventions that can help to r
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An overview of technology-enabled virtual wards and barriers to their use in older people’
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Using a reflective framework may help patients consider change or a new way of self-care
How to
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A positive relationship between the family carer and the new care provider can improve out
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Nurses must ensure that information, services and multidisciplinary team support are acces
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Tips for nurses on preparation, equipment and procedures to help ensure they reach the des
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Understanding how unconscious bias in older people nursing can increase the risk of ageism
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Mouth care should be prioritised in nursing and care homes to help prevent dental diseases
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Care is needed in the timing, administration, titration, adjustment and monitoring of medi
Practice question
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Ascertaining patients’ background, an overlooked skill, supports diagnosis and management<
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Initiatives aim to enhance health and quality of life, with nursing staff playing a key ro
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Signs and symptoms and what to consider when assessing a patient for early-stage dementia<
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Awareness of the components can help with healthy ageing and reduce NHS pressures
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The condition is a medical emergency – but various approaches can guide its nursing care
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Nurses can encourage older people in acute hospitals to be more active
Research focus
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Frailty is a recognised state of increased vulnerability to adverse outcomes resulting fro
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A combination of two historic papers and one new paper has provided evidence on decon
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UK policy and guidance state that people should have their preferences and priorities for
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Compiled by Vicki Leah, nurse consultant for older people, University C
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Three research articles of interest to nurses of older people
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Summaries of three studies into issues of concern for older people's nurses
