I'm editor of @RCNi's Nursing Older People, providing insight into practice and education for nurses caring for #olderpeople Contact me at [email protected]
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Breathlessness isn't always obvious in older people. Telephone assessments require a structured approach to spot subtle signs of deterioration, support clinical judgement and ensure timely escalation when needed, as Emma Lucas @UHD_NHS discusses journals.rcni.com/nursing-ol…
Nursing Older People August issue is live, featuring a CPD article @gill_maidens Rachel Daly @DementiaUK on recognising and responding to some of the challenges involved in implementing shared decision-making as part of person-centred dementia care. journals.rcni.com/toc/nop/38…
Concerns about falling are associated with an increased risk of falls irrespective of the person’s history of falls or their physiological fall risk. Our CPD by Sarah Ramsey @MFTnhs explores how nurses can assess and manage these concerns journals.rcni.com/nursing-ol…
Pressure ulcer healing in hospitalised older adults necessitates a multidisciplinary approach and individualised, evidence-based nursing interventions including repositioning journals.rcni.com/nursing-ol…
The challenges involved in implementing shared decision-making as part of person-centred dementia care are explored and strategies to address them in our latest CPD article @gill_maidens @dementiaventure @DementiaUK journals.rcni.com/nursing-ol…
Pleased to publish this step-by-step guide for nurses working in care homes and care home managers to developing placement opportunities in their care homes @StephensMelanie @ProfClairePryor journals.rcni.com/nursing-ol…
The June issue of Nursing Older People is now available online and in print featuring a practical, peer-reviewed cover article on how nurses can recognise and manage hearing loss in care home residents. Full contents at journals.rcni.com/toc/nop/38…
Untreated hearing loss in older people increases risk of falls & cognitive decline. This article explores how nurses can recognise signs early, check hearing aids are working, reduce background noise and use simple communication strategies journals.rcni.com/nursing-ol…
Empathy in the care of people living with dementia isn’t always 'felt': sometimes it’s performed. This article explores whether performative empathy can still be ethical, helpful or even transformative journals.rcni.com/nursing-ol…
Read about a care pathway that provides carers of people living with dementia with tailored interventions to build their self-belief, confidence, coping skills and emotional resilience @carolinemellis0 @rachyjohnstone Alison Ward @DementiaUK journals.rcni.com/nursing-ol…
April's Nursing Older People is now available, featuring evaluation by @KingsCollegeLon that found while targeted education fosters positive attitudes to gerontological nursing, there is more to be done in supporting students to choose it as a career journals.rcni.com/toc/nop/38…
This article @MyNameVeeZee aims to enhance or refresh your knowledge of the six key domains of a CGA: physical, psychological, functional, social, environmental and advance care planning needs journals.rcni.com/nursing-ol…
Nurses caring for older people: research, innovation & QI are your role not an 'extra'. Start by spotting one clinical challenge in your setting & test a better way @StephensMelanie @ChristineFurber @HeaslipVanessa @lor_henshaw @ProfClairePryor @SalfordUni journals.rcni.com/nursing-ol…
Ahead of time for Valentine's the February issue of Nursing Older People explores nurses' role in supporting sexual health @staceylou_18 🥰💘 Lots more too journals.rcni.com/toc/nop/38…
Sexual health is a neglected area of care for older adults, often due to discomfort, assumptions and ageist beliefs. In this CPD article @staceylou_18 argues that nurses are uniquely positioned to challenge these narratives and drive change. journals.rcni.com/nursing-ol…
Overcrowded EDs put older people with learning disabilities at higher risk of harm. Nurses can deliver safe, person-centred care via adapted communication, shared decision-making & reasonable adjustments, argue James Rushton @MFT_MRI @anca_ld_nurse journals.rcni.com/nursing-ol…
The December issue of Nursing Older People is now available, with a timely focus on informal carers. Consultant editor @ZenaAldridge1 uses her free-to-read editorial to highlight why nurses must support this 'hidden workforce'. journals.rcni.com/toc/nop/37…
A collateral history is key to appropriate diagnosis and management of older people living with frailty who are admitted to acute care. It is an underused core clinical skill as @MashlanWendy @Kristianne_H identify rcni.com/nursing-older-peopl…
In older people with multimorbidity, medicine adherence is shaped by personal beliefs. Nurses can support people by providing person-centred and holistic care, argue community nurse Opeyemi Titi Akinwale @NHSGrampian + Jessica Powell @UniOfYork journals.rcni.com/nursing-ol…
Older people living with dementia have the right to decide their rehabilitation goals and identify their rehabilitation preferences. This article explores how nurses can support them to develop self-efficacy in decision-making journals.rcni.com/nursing-ol…