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The sexual needs of elderly people: addressing the issue

06 March 1996

Nursing Standard

Elderly care

Human beings are living longer as education, the quality of life and medical science continue to reduce the impact of illness. Consequently, there is a larger...

Identifying, reporting and preventing elder abuse in the practice setting

01 February 2009

Nursing Older People

Continuing professional development

The purpose of this article is to raise awareness of elder abuse as an issue and its changing policy and legislative context. It highlights nurses’ roles and...

Promoting good health in people aged over 75 in the community

11 March 2009

Nursing Older People

Clinical

This article examines a project set up in 2004 to promote the health and wellbeing of people aged over 75 living in Caerphilly, south Wales. The multidisciplinary...

Work of the Norwegian Nurses’ Association in elderly care

20 May 1998

Nursing Standard

ICN paper

The Norwegian Nurses’Association (NNA) has been active in reviewing services and trying to improve care for older people in Norway. In 1992, in a nationwide survey...

Developing outcome indicators in continuing care: part 1

07 August 1996

Nursing Standard

Nursing older people

Defining nursing has always been problematic, but the need to do so has become increasingly urgent. In the current healthcare climate, with the emphasis on cost...

Implementation of nutrition standards for older adults

21 July 1997

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This article reports on a study exploring the process of implementing nationally developed standards for the nutritional care of older adults. In particular, the...

A holistic approach to caring for people with Alzheimer’s disease

25 June 2008

Nursing Standard

CPD

This article adopts a holistic view of Alzheimer’s disease. Biomedical, psychological and social aspects of the condition are discussed, and aetiology, epidemiology,...

Identifying, reporting and preventing elder abuse in the practice setting

23 July 2008

Nursing Standard

CPD

The purpose of this article is to raise awareness of elder abuse as an issue and its changing policy and legislative context. It highlights nurses’ roles and...

Unsatisfactory experience of care

01 July 2012

Nursing Management

Feature

This article describes the poor standards of care experienced by the author’s mother on admission to hospital. There was little respect for her dignity and staff...

Developing outcome indicators in continuing care: part 2

14 August 1996

Nursing Standard

Nursing older people

The identification of the contribution of registered nurses to any given situation requires the nurse to be able to reflect on practice. To do this effectively, you...

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