{"title":"Why meaningful activities are important in daily care home life","authors":"J. Trueland","doi":"10.7748/nop.34.6.7.s4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7748/nop.34.6.7.s4","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":"48168484","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":"Why nurses’ well-being and self-care are so vital","authors":"Zena Aldridge","doi":"10.7748/nop.34.6.5.s1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7748/nop.34.6.5.s1","url":null,"abstract":"This winter is predicted to be tough for health and social care due to the threat of widely circulating flu. Natural immunity to flu will be lower because of reduced exposure over the past three winters, coupled with an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases.","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":"44018657","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":"Why is blood pressure important in a falls risk assessment?","authors":"Rachel Charvill, L. Macdiarmid","doi":"10.7748/nop.34.6.21.s10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7748/nop.34.6.21.s10","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":"46033920","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}
Louisa Shirley, Natasha Lord, Lauryn Cheung, Gemma Graham
{"title":"Recognising eating disorders in older people.","authors":"Louisa Shirley, Natasha Lord, Lauryn Cheung, Gemma Graham","doi":"10.7748/nop.2022.e1399","DOIUrl":"10.7748/nop.2022.e1399","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Changes in eating behaviours, weight and mental health in older people may be related to psychological distress and indicate the presence of a diagnosable eating disorder, rather than 'anorexia of ageing'. Eating disorders in older people may be overlooked because signs and symptoms are assumed to be part of normal ageing. The role of nurses in the care of older people with eating disorders is likely to be detection, referral and support in accessing specialist intervention. This article offers an overview of eating disorders in older people and discusses why they may arise, why they may not be detected and how to recognise them. The authors describe a framework that nurses can use when assessing older people to determine whether they may have an eating disorder.</p>","PeriodicalId":35589,"journal":{"name":"Nursing older people","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41947122","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":"Elder abuse: responsibilities of staff when safeguarding nursing home residents in the Republic of Ireland.","authors":"Anita Duffy, Louise Casey, Michael Connolly","doi":"10.7748/nop.2022.e1404","DOIUrl":"10.7748/nop.2022.e1404","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Elder abuse is a growing concern for nurses who work with older people, and safeguarding incidents can be challenging and complex to manage. In the Republic of Ireland, safeguarding agencies claim there is a lack of reporting of abuse to the authorities, raising questions as to whether nurses know how, when and where to report safeguarding concerns. Despite varying strategies and laws concerning the reporting of elder abuse worldwide, the principles of recognising and responding to abuse are similar. However, to date, there is no specific legislation governing safeguarding for adults in Ireland. This article discusses elder abuse and safeguarding nursing home residents from an Irish perspective, explaining the process of managing concerns in practice using an analysis of a case study.</p>","PeriodicalId":35589,"journal":{"name":"Nursing older people","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33502554","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":"Nurse leadership in social care: how to build stronger teams","authors":"J. Trueland","doi":"10.7748/nop.34.5.6.s2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7748/nop.34.5.6.s2","url":null,"abstract":"The author offers tips for nurse leaders on building an effective social care nursing team. Topics discussed include social care nurses' need for support from across the nursing profession to carry out their roles, the significant role of nurses in care homes highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the responsibilities of nurses working in social care.","PeriodicalId":35589,"journal":{"name":"Nursing older people","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43078560","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 use the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool","authors":"L. Pearce","doi":"10.7748/nop.34.5.14.s5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7748/nop.34.5.14.s5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35589,"journal":{"name":"Nursing older people","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43756232","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":"Good continence care: tips for nurses working in any setting","authors":"J. Trueland","doi":"10.7748/nop.34.5.9.s3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7748/nop.34.5.9.s3","url":null,"abstract":"The article offers tips for nurses on providing care for patients with continence issues. Topics discussed include the consequences of pressures on continence services, the lack of confidence among nurses in continence, tools used for initial assessment of bladder symptoms in adults, and the lack of services for younger patients with bladder and bowel issues in the Untied Kingdom.","PeriodicalId":35589,"journal":{"name":"Nursing older people","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42023336","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}