{"title":"We need more than NEWS2 scores to spot deterioration","authors":"Lin Fidgin","doi":"10.7748/nop.35.5.16.s6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7748/nop.35.5.16.s6","url":null,"abstract":"Baseline measurements and clinical judgement are crucial to detecting deterioration in older patients","PeriodicalId":35589,"journal":{"name":"Nursing older people","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135695990","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nursing older peoplePub Date : 2023-10-03Epub Date: 2023-07-05DOI: 10.7748/nop.2023.e1438
Hannah Harrison, Talha Alarakhia, Philip John Archard
{"title":"Introducing a group-based psychoeducation intervention for older people in an inpatient mental healthcare setting.","authors":"Hannah Harrison, Talha Alarakhia, Philip John Archard","doi":"10.7748/nop.2023.e1438","DOIUrl":"10.7748/nop.2023.e1438","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article reports on a service evaluation of a group-based psychoeducation programme for older people in an inpatient mental healthcare setting. It sought to explore how the programme was experienced by patients and staff, as well as its acceptability and the feasibility for implementation in the longer term. Via questionnaires, views were gathered from patients and staff. A focus group interview with staff facilitating the group sessions was also undertaken, and patient attendance records for sessions were collected and compared with demographic data relating to the two wards housed in the unit where the programme took place. The programme was generally viewed as a positive addition to care delivery by staff and patient respondents in offering an adjunct to pharmacological treatment, increasing familiarity with psychology staff, encouraging patients to develop a greater degree of mastery regarding their health and fostering mutual support among the patient community. The role of the ward environment in supporting access to group-based intervention is also considered.</p>","PeriodicalId":35589,"journal":{"name":"Nursing older people","volume":" ","pages":"28-34"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9742354","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Are virtual wards and hospitals at home the future of frailty care?","authors":"Jennifer Trueland","doi":"10.7748/nop.35.5.12.s4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7748/nop.35.5.12.s4","url":null,"abstract":"Services aimed at keeping older people out of hospital can benefit nurses and patients alike","PeriodicalId":35589,"journal":{"name":"Nursing older people","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135696161","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pros and cons of ‘therapeutic lying’ in dementia care","authors":"Norman Miller","doi":"10.7748/nop.35.5.10.s3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7748/nop.35.5.10.s3","url":null,"abstract":"While truth should always be the starting point, some lies – or ‘untruths’ – can minimise distress, although they can raise ethical concerns for nurses and carers","PeriodicalId":35589,"journal":{"name":"Nursing older people","volume":"72 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135739071","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"What is involved in a comprehensive geriatric assessment?","authors":"Nicole Edwards","doi":"10.7748/nop.35.5.20.s8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7748/nop.35.5.20.s8","url":null,"abstract":"The assessment can help nurses support older people living with frailty by providing a person-centred and holistic review of their health","PeriodicalId":35589,"journal":{"name":"Nursing older people","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135738904","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Can social care nursing find any help for the future in the NHS workforce plan?","authors":"Nick Evans","doi":"10.7748/nop.35.5.6.s2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7748/nop.35.5.6.s2","url":null,"abstract":"The social care sector needs its own nursing plan to tackle recruitment and retention, but there may be some elements of the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan that it can benefit from","PeriodicalId":35589,"journal":{"name":"Nursing older people","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135696109","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nursing older peoplePub Date : 2023-10-03Epub Date: 2023-09-06DOI: 10.7748/nop.2023.e1449
Sue Lyne
{"title":"Benefits of deprescribing for older people with frailty and polypharmacy: part one.","authors":"Sue Lyne","doi":"10.7748/nop.2023.e1449","DOIUrl":"10.7748/nop.2023.e1449","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The UK population is ageing rapidly, a trend that is likely to continue due to improvements in chronic disease management and increased life expectancy. Comorbidities, including frailty, become increasingly common with age and as a result it is likely that multiple medicines will be prescribed for older people, leading to polypharmacy. This is a concern because polypharmacy is associated with various adverse effects and an increased medicine burden in this population, as well as a financial burden for the healthcare system. This article, the first of two parts, explains the physiology of ageing and frailty, and considers the adverse effects of polypharmacy on older people with frailty, using a fictional case study to illustrate this. Part two will use the case study to explore the use of medication reviews and deprescribing benefits as part of medicines optimisation.</p>","PeriodicalId":35589,"journal":{"name":"Nursing older people","volume":" ","pages":"35-41"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10162589","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Should nursing staff be able to choose their hours?","authors":"Lynne Pearce","doi":"10.7748/nop.35.5.18.s7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7748/nop.35.5.18.s7","url":null,"abstract":"As UK healthcare employers struggle to recruit nurses, a care home has introduced flexible hours","PeriodicalId":35589,"journal":{"name":"Nursing older people","volume":"218 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135739059","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Benefits of deprescribing for older people with frailty and polypharmacy: part one.","authors":"Sue Lyne","doi":"10.7748/nop.2023.e1441","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7748/nop.2023.e1441","url":null,"abstract":"The UK population is ageing rapidly, a trend that is likely to continue due to improvements in chronic disease management and increased life expectancy. Comorbidities, including frailty, become increasingly common with age and as a result it is likely that multiple medicines will be prescribed for older people, leading to polypharmacy. This is a concern because polypharmacy is associated with various adverse effects and an increased medicine burden in this population, as well as a financial burden for the healthcare system. This article, the first of two parts, explains the physiology of ageing and frailty, and considers the adverse effects of polypharmacy on older people with frailty, using a fictional case study to illustrate this. Part two will use the case study to explore the use of medication reviews and deprescribing benefits as part of medicines optimisation.","PeriodicalId":35589,"journal":{"name":"Nursing older people","volume":"35 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139342146","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Could you be a consultant Admiral Nurse for frailty?","authors":"Kerry Lyons","doi":"10.7748/nop.35.4.18.s7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7748/nop.35.4.18.s7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35589,"journal":{"name":"Nursing older people","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43075109","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}