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Older people’s care experience in community and general hospitals: a comparative study

24 July 2008

Nursing Older People

Care

Community hospitals are an important component of the post-acute care pathway for older people. The objective of this study was to describe and contrast patients’...

Hospital programme for dementia-specific care

01 September 2011

Nursing Older People

General

This article explores the development of the Butterfly Scheme, a hospital-based, dementia-specific programme that aims to improve patient safety and wellbeing. Carer...

Nurses’ attire in a special hospital: perceptions of patients and staff

26 April 1995

Nursing Standard

Clinical research special hospitals

Nurses’ uniforms have been die subject of ongoing debate in many areas. Following the Ashworth Hospital inquiry, two wards at the hospital piloted the wearing of...

Reaping the rewards of better fitness

10 February 2009

Mental Health Practice

General

The physical health problems of long-stay patients in psychiatric hospitals, including obesity and diabetes, have often been described. They reflect lifestyle,...

Assessment of the side effects of antipsychotic medication

15 June 2005

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Background Antipsychotic medication is the first-line treatment for people with psychosis in the State Hospital, Carstairs: Scotland’s only high-security forensic...

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...

An exploration of what motivates people to participate in oral history projects

27 March 2017

Learning Disability Practice

Evidence & practice

Aim To make the stories about former long-stay institutions available to a wider audience, preserve the history and improve societal attitudes to people with...

Meeting the needs of patients with severe personality disorders

01 February 1998

Mental Health Practice

Clinical

People with personality disorders present a number of dilemmas to those who care for them. Staff have to balance patients' needs with their professional roles and...

Nursing observations in a medium secure unit: a review of practice

01 November 2003

Mental Health Practice

Observation

A report from the Standing Nursing and Midwifery Advisory Committee (SNMAC) (1999) defines nursing observation as follows: ‘Regarding the patient attentively while...

Dealing with the danger signs

10 December 2008

Mental Health Practice

General

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) defines a personality disorder (PD) as ‘an enduring pattern of inner experience and behaviour that...

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