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Promoting skin health in older people

01 December 2010

Nursing Older People

Feature

This article examines general skin care for older people, including barrier function and changes associated with the ageing process. A systematic approach to skin...

Developing the evidence base for hygiene and emollient practices

30 April 2015

Nursing Older People

Art & Science

Maintaining skin integrity is an essential part of ensuring health and wellbeing in older people, and personal hygiene and emollient practices are central in...

Care and management of patients with pruritus

23 September 2009

Nursing Older People

CPD

Pruritus is one of the most common skin conditions in older people. People may develop pruritus for many reasons but often it is not possible to diagnose the cause....

Care of older people with dementia in an acute hospital setting

10 February 2010

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Aim To investigate the experiences of patients and nursing staff in relation to the care delivered to, and received by, older people with dementia in an acute...

Role of nurses in promoting the skin health of older people in the community

15 July 2019

Nursing Standard

Skin

Why you should read this article: • To understand the skin changes that occur as part of the ageing process • To recognise the physical and psychosocial effects of...

Practice question

26 February 2016

Nursing Older People

Resources

We all want to provide efficient and effective care for older people, but sometimes we focus so much on efficiency, effectiveness and achieving targets that we...

Practice question

01 December 2010

Nursing Older People

Resources

Practice development (PD) is a common phrase in health and social care. It is defined by McCormack et al (1999) as: ‘A continuous process of improvement towards...

An in-house production

27 November 2002

Nursing Standard

Perspectives

How do you put across the National Service Framework (NSF) for Older People to a large number of staff when you have no time and little money? NSFs form part of a...

Information needs of patients and carers following stroke

01 September 2005

Nursing Older People

Care

Stroke is one of the most significant causes of morbidity and mortality in the UK. It is the single biggest cause of major disability and the third highest cause of...