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Delirium and dementia in acute hospitals: assessing the impact of RMN input

13 November 2008

Nursing Older People

Clinical

There is evidence that provision for the mental health needs of older people in acute hospitals is generally poor. This article describes a study undertaken over a...

Religious beliefs and practices in acute mental health patients

05 June 2002

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Background Holistic practice involves caring for the physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of patients. Spiritual assessment is an important part of...

Informal carers of people with dementia: the new national carers framework

15 December 1999

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Carers of people with dementia themselves have to endure heavy physical and emotional burdens. This article examines the government’s new strategy Caring About...

Cranny Close: the challenge of normalisation

01 February 2004

Mental Health Practice

Rehabilitation

In the past, it was felt that the quality of life of people with severe mental health problems who have spent many years in a psychiatric hospital could be achieved...

Palliative care for people with dementia

01 October 2008

Mental Health Practice

General

Treating older people as individuals is a key objective of the National Service Framework for Older People, which states that older people should ‘receive...

Community-based NHS nursing homes for older people with mental illness

01 December 2000

Nursing Older People

General

A transition from institutional to community-based health care for older people has long been advocated at a social policy level, but only in recent years has health...

Sundowning in older people with dementia: evidence base, nursing assessment and interventions

01 November 2003

Nursing Older People

General

Sundowning is a phenomenon infrequently discussed in UK nursing literature but is a serious cause of distress for many older people and their carers. This article...

The clinical utility of the geriatric anxiety inventory in older adults with cognitive impairment

13 October 2008

Nursing Older People

Clinical

The assessment of anxiety can be difficult in older populations. In particular, the assessment of anxiety in long-term care settings can be problematic, because...

assessing the health promotion needs of informal carers

01 April 2002

Nursing Older People

General

Ensuring the assessment of needs and providing effective interventions for informal carers is a significant part of contemporary mental health policy. Literature and...

Care for older people with a dementia in acute hospital settings

01 May 2001

Nursing Older People

General

Many difficult or challenging behaviours in older people with a dementia seen in acute care settings are indicators or cues to deeper needs being ignored. The...

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