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Practice question

01 September 2011

Nursing Older People

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Nurses frequently complain to me that when they think an older patient might have depression they have difficulty in convincing colleagues to take action. This could...

Practice question

25 June 2015

Nursing Older People

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Concordance concerns the ability of a person to take medication as prescribed. Whether the person with cognitive impairment chooses, or is able, to take medication...

Using negotiated consent in research and practice

01 June 2004

Nursing Older People

General

There is currently much rhetoric, both political and clinical, advocating that effective practice and service development can only occur in the presence of service...

Getting to know you

27 September 2011

Nursing Older People

Opinion

There is lack of knowledge and skill, and a general lack of acceptance that caring for people with dementia is core to everyday work in acute hospitals. This can...

Show some respect, please

30 January 2013

Nursing Older People

Opinion

I have made something of a career of moving through services perceived by fellow professionals to be unpopular and inexpert: from mental health to older people’s...

What are communities of practice?

05 April 2022

Nursing Older People

Evidence and practice

Communities of practice existed long before they were named as such in the literature (Smith et al 2017). A community of practice is ‘a group of people who share a...

Restraint: cause for concern

01 July 2008

Nursing Older People

Ask the experts

The RCN and the Commission for Social Care Inspection have published new guidance on restraint this year. How do you think staff members are helped to address...

Practice question

26 November 2015

Nursing Older People

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A hospital admission can be bewildering for people with dementia or delirium. Staff can have difficulty managing what they perceive to be unsafe behaviour and so...

Dementia strategy: a four country approach

01 February 2009

Nursing Older People

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Future nurse leaders

01 October 2009

Nursing Older People

Feature

This article examines NHS Education South Central’s innovative approach to the development of future consultant practitioners through its mental health consultant...

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