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Coping after baby loss: peer support groups for nurses

05 May 2022

Nursing Children and Young People

Opinion

In 2020, I had two miscarriages in close succession. My ward manager was incredibly supportive and I was able to have as long as I needed away from work. However,...

Promoting good care for people with hearing impairment

01 April 2005

Nursing Older People

General

In the UK there are approximately nine million people who are deaf or hard of hearing and most of these have developed their hearing loss with age. The proportion of...

Preventing and treating constipation in later life

01 June 2008

Nursing Older People

Feature

An efficient digestive system plays an essential part in maintaining health When it is not working properly we may feel bloated and lethargic and could experience...

Using drawing to explore student nurses’ perceptions of older age

01 July 2003

Nursing Older People

General

As three lecturers in the care of older people with a strong interest in research, we consider challenging ageism a high priority in student nurse education. We...

Promoting healthy sight and eye care

01 March 2005

Nursing Older People

General

For most of us eyesight is a key to communicating with the world around us. Our eyes provide an important sensory function and allow us to enjoy activities such as...

Promoting adequate nutrition: using artificial feeding

01 January 2006

Nursing Older People

General

An earlier article in this series (Holman et al 2005a) identified that in some circumstances the decision is made to administer artificial feeding. Here, Cheryl...

Developing a pre-registration community learning programme

06 June 2009

Primary Health Care

General

Preparing nursing students to be effective community practitioners has presented challenges to providers of undergraduate and pre-registration nursing programmes....

Promoting oral hygiene

01 February 2005

Nursing Older People

General

A healthy mouth is essential for fulfilling the basic need of eating but most of us are probably most aware of its importance in terms of our well-being when...

Reflection on life experience as an aid to deeper learning

01 December 2010

Nursing Older People

Feature

This article examines the rationale for a four-week life experience placement for nursing students developed at the school of community and health sciences at...