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A national abhorrence of physical restraint

01 July 2008

Nursing Older People

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Publications such as those from the RCN and the CSCI, together with media scrutiny and the increased involvement of the legal system, are highlighting what has been...

Counselling older people with alcohol problems

01 June 2011

Nursing Older People

Book Review

GIVEN THE national emphasis on alcohol and its potential misuse this is a timely publication. it is widely acknowledged that older people are not always able to...

Practice question

01 May 2012

Nursing Older People

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In 2005 the National Service Framework for Long-term Conditions (Department of Health 2005) set out policy aims for people living with chronic disease. These...

Alcohol Is alcohol misuse only a problem in the younger generation?

01 March 2010

Nursing Older People

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The popular image of older people requesting a small sherry with their Christmas lunch and becoming tipsy is an erroneous view of their drinking habits. People do...

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28 January 2016

Nursing Older People

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We are sexual beings from birth to death; sexuality is expressed throughout the life span although it may change over time (Langer 2012). Divorce and separation are...

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31 January 2014

Nursing Older People

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The expression of sexual needs is important at any age and contributes to the awareness of an individual as a valuable and respected human being (Watters and Boyd...

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01 May 2013

Nursing Older People

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Older people may be vulnerable to dehydration, particularly during heatwaves and outbreaks of diarrhoea and vomiting. Other risk factors for dehydration in this...

Take on the challenge of patient mobility

06 June 2018

Nursing Standard

Opinion

‘I can’t leave the house anymore because I’ve lost all the strength in my legs, and I feel isolated.’

Learning to speak up about hospital failures

17 August 2016

Nursing Standard

Opinion

The recent Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report on discharging older people from acute hospitals in England revealed that rising numbers of patients are remaining...

Our youth-obsessed culture distorts attitudes to ageing skin

03 October 2018

Nursing Standard

Comment

Age spots, dry and thinning skin, itching, more frequent bruising, skin tags, wrinkles – these are just some of the skin changes that we experience as we age.

03 April 2024 / Vol 39 issue 4

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