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wo older women doing stretch exercises in a park. A study found that nursing home residents who did not engage in physical activities had a five-fold increased risk of declining mobility

Health promotion covers a wide range of initiatives to enhance and protect health and qual

23 Apr 2025
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Timely dementia diagnosis is crucial and has been flagged as a target in primary care.

28 Aug 2024
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An older woman celebrates a walking football victory with her two male teammates (one of whom is holding a football): activities like this can be an important part of healthy ageing

Nurses’ awareness of the components and their effect on older people can help with healthy

26 Jun 2024
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An older man lies in a hospital bed while a specialist nurse records data and assesses his condition

Assessment tools like 4AT can detect delirium – which can be missed in people with dementi

30 Apr 2024
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An older woman in hospital sits on her bed and a nurse has brought a walking frame to encourage her to move, as this will help manage deconditioning syndrome

Nurses can help manage the risk of deconditioning syndrome in older people in hospital by

15 Nov 2023
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An older woman turns to a nurse and smiles during a falls assessment that involves holding lengths of tape fastened to wall bars

A comprehensive geriatric assessment helps nurses support older people living with frailty

09 Aug 2023
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Illustration of diversity with the heads of a multicultural crowd of people

Equality, diversity and inclusion is a responsibility for everyone and health and social c

21 Jun 2023
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Illustration of a head in profile that is cracked and has autumn leaves tumbling out to illustrate delirium and dementia

Delirium and dementia are two distinct disorders, but they have overlapping symptoms which

25 Apr 2023
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A drop in blood pressure on standing is more prevalent in older people with multiple comor

09 Nov 2022
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Delirium is common in older people but should be treated as a time-critical change in ment

11 May 2022
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How nurses can enhance and develop their professional identity, nurture new knowledge, cul

16 Mar 2022
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By continually refreshing their knowledge through research, nursing and care staff can enh

15 Dec 2021

Advanced nurse practitioners caring for older people need to raise the role’s profile

27 Oct 2021

Nurses have a key role in the rehabilitation of people in long-term care

28 Jun 2021

Nurses can help counter the physical and cognitive decline of older people

28 Apr 2021

Frailty identification instruments improve patient outcomes, enhance car

23 Feb 2021

Delirium is now recognised as a common symptom of coronavirus, and older people living in l

11 Jan 2021

The best way to share your research is to write an abstract for presentation at a conferenc

09 Nov 2020

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