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Investing in continence

15 September 1999

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

A year of relentless lobbying by the RCN Continence Care Forum, supported by RCN Forum for Nurses Working with Older People, led to an announcement from Paul Boateng...

Pressure sore care

27 October 1999

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

THE OBJECTIVES of the survey were to establish prevalence rates, collect data on the process of preventing and managing pressure sores, and to look at differences...

Laxatives and faecal incontinence in long-term care

15 September 1999

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Nurses are increasingly being asked to extend or expand their traditional roles, often for reasons other than their own professional development. This study, across...

Promoting travel health for older people

31 May 2000

Nursing Standard

CPD

Older people are spending more time travelling for recreation than ever before. Irene Schofield considers what advice should be given to older clients to reduce any...

The contribution of expert gerontological nursing

10 March 1999

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

In many ways, the key to the future development of gerontological nursing lies in preventing aspects of its history from becoming the focus of nursing in the future....

The older person with renal failure

03 May 2000

Nursing Standard

CPD

The number of older people with end-stage renal failure is increasing. Mark Bevan describes the implications this will have for renal nurses, and others working with...

Self-administration of medicine and older people

17 January 2001

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Background Non-adherence to medication regimens is a significant problem in older patients, which can lead to therapeutic failure and the wastage of resources....

Enhancing partnerships with relatives in care settings

18 June 2003

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Aim The aims of this project were to implement guidance that sought to involve carers of older people in decision-making processes, and to promote practice...

Promoting continence in older people

01 November 1999

Nursing Older People

CPD

Aims and intended learning outcomes The aim of this article is to demonstrate the importance of and need for individualised continence assessment in older people. It...

Promoting travel health for older people

01 April 2000

Nursing Older People

CPD

Aims and intended learning outcomes The aim of this article is to raise awareness of th particular travel health needs of older travellers and, if necessary,...