Nursing older peoplePub Date : 2023-01-30Epub Date: 2023-01-11DOI: 10.7748/nop.2023.e1425
Nyasha Catherine Msengezi
{"title":"Experiences of mealtime assistance delivered by volunteers: an extended literature review.","authors":"Nyasha Catherine Msengezi","doi":"10.7748/nop.2023.e1425","DOIUrl":"10.7748/nop.2023.e1425","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Trained mealtime volunteers are ideally situated to provide mealtime assistance to older patients in general hospital settings. Older patients are at risk of becoming undernourished and dehydrated while in hospital as a result of various factors, such as cognitive impairment and lack of mealtime assistance. This article details an extended literature review that was conducted to explore the lived experiences of older patients, staff, relatives and volunteers of mealtime assistance provided by volunteers. The findings suggest that continual use of mealtime volunteers in practice could improve the quality of care. Mealtime volunteers could be educated on the importance of communicating information pertaining to patients' food and fluid intake to enhance patient monitoring. Furthermore, additional training for mealtime volunteers could be streamlined and standardised to improve patient care and safety.</p>","PeriodicalId":35589,"journal":{"name":"Nursing older people","volume":" ","pages":"30-36"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45938992","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":"How to reduce the risk of heart problems post-COVID and improve patient outcomes","authors":"N. Evans","doi":"10.7748/nop.35.1.9.s3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7748/nop.35.1.9.s3","url":null,"abstract":"COVID-19 has had a profound effect on the heart health of the nation. From COVID-related heart damage to the havoc caused to the services patients rely on, the legacy of the pandemic will be felt for years to come. Soon after COVID-19 emerged, researchers identified that people with heart and circulatory diseases were at heightened risk of severe outcomes. But as the pandemic has progressed it has become clear even those who had not been diagnosed with heart problems appear to be at higher risk of heart-related complications.","PeriodicalId":35589,"journal":{"name":"Nursing older people","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45833145","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":"Person-centred communication with people with dementia.","authors":"Amy Pepper, Karen Harrison Dening","doi":"10.7748/nop.2023.e1430","DOIUrl":"10.7748/nop.2023.e1430","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Communication is a two-way process of exchanging or sharing information and is an essential element of the nursing process. Challenges with communication are a feature of all types of dementia, so understanding how dementia affects communication and how to support people is important for all nurses. This article provides an overview of communication in dementia care. The authors draw on the literature on communication and dementia to present evidence-based, practical approaches for supporting person-centred communication with people with dementia.</p>","PeriodicalId":35589,"journal":{"name":"Nursing older people","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10619606","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":"Write an abstract that grabs your reader’s attention","authors":"","doi":"10.7748/nop.34.6.20.s9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7748/nop.34.6.20.s9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35589,"journal":{"name":"Nursing older people","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49283976","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":"Dementia care: we need to question ‘pad culture’","authors":"D. Kelly","doi":"10.7748/nop.34.6.17.s7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7748/nop.34.6.17.s7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35589,"journal":{"name":"Nursing older people","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43800446","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":"How to raise end of life care planning with patients","authors":"Victoria Briggs","doi":"10.7748/nop.34.6.13.s6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7748/nop.34.6.13.s6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35589,"journal":{"name":"Nursing older people","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43285608","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":"Access to health and social care is gridlocked says CQC","authors":"","doi":"10.7748/nop.34.6.6.s3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7748/nop.34.6.6.s3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35589,"journal":{"name":"Nursing older people","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48537919","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":"Preventing falls in older people with impaired vision","authors":"Yvonne Covell","doi":"10.7748/nop.34.6.18.s8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7748/nop.34.6.18.s8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35589,"journal":{"name":"Nursing older people","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48017755","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":"How to support and advise patients on sight loss and driver safety","authors":"E. Dean","doi":"10.7748/nop.34.6.10.s5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7748/nop.34.6.10.s5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35589,"journal":{"name":"Nursing older people","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41770577","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}