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The UK national study of abuse and neglect among older people

01 October 2007

Nursing Older People

Care

This article reports briefly on the first UK prevalence study (undertaken in 2006-7) of the abuse and neglect of older people living in the community. Older people...

Chemical restraint in nursing older people

01 April 2008

Nursing Older People

Care

The inappropriate and over-prescribing of medication is an area of nursing fraught with legal and ethical considerations. It can lead to people being chemically...

Continence care and policy initiatives

30 October 2002

Nursing Standard

CPD

Nurses are key professionals in the provision of continence care. The authors examine the implications of recent policy initiatives on the provision of continence...

Continence care and policy initiatives

01 February 2003

Primary Health Care

Continuing professional development older people

Nurses are key professionals in the provision of continence care. The authors examine the implications of recent policy initiatives on the provision of continence...

Nursing students and elder abuse: developing a learning resource

01 March 2007

Nursing Older People

Care

This article describes the development of a learning resource designed to increase awareness of elder abuse among nursing students. The learning resource combines...

Identifying, reporting and preventing elder abuse in the practice setting

01 February 2009

Nursing Older People

Continuing professional development

The purpose of this article is to raise awareness of elder abuse as an issue and its changing policy and legislative context. It highlights nurses’ roles and...

Identifying, reporting and preventing elder abuse in the practice setting

23 July 2008

Nursing Standard

CPD

The purpose of this article is to raise awareness of elder abuse as an issue and its changing policy and legislative context. It highlights nurses’ roles and...