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Ageing in America

01 March 1995

Elderly Care

Reflections US issues

There are eight million elderly people living in rural America, of whom about 2.5 million live on their own. Of that group one in five, or 500,000 has an income...

Prize your praise

01 October 1997

Nursing Management

Prize your praise

It is commonly known that praise is an effective motivator in the workplace. Positive reinforcement not only improves performance, it is also necessary in order to...

Patients’ use of denial: coping with the unacceptable

15 July 1998

Nursing Standard

Mental health

Sigmund Freud (1961) identified the ego as the reality component of the personality that governs problem solving and rational thinking. As the level of anxiety...