Nursing older peoplePub Date : 2023-12-05Epub Date: 2023-10-18DOI: 10.7748/nop.2023.e1448
Anita Duffy, Fiona Lawler, Christine Dalton, Michael Connolly
{"title":"Setting up a journal club for healthcare professionals in an older people's residential care setting.","authors":"Anita Duffy, Fiona Lawler, Christine Dalton, Michael Connolly","doi":"10.7748/nop.2023.e1448","DOIUrl":"10.7748/nop.2023.e1448","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>With the rise in the number of older people in the population and new developments in older people's services such as integrated care hubs, there is a need for healthcare professionals working with older people to keep up to date with the latest research. This article describes the process of establishing a multidisciplinary journal club in a residential care setting and recognising the potential of such clubs to develop staff members' critical thinking, presentation and communication skills. The authors emphasise the importance of fostering a culture of learning in older people's services and describe how a journal club can support healthcare professionals to maintain their knowledge and improve care.</p>","PeriodicalId":94162,"journal":{"name":"Nursing older people","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41242774","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 improve care for older LGBT+ people in social care","authors":"Jessica Bradley","doi":"10.7748/nop.35.6.6.s2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7748/nop.35.6.6.s2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94162,"journal":{"name":"Nursing older people","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138598724","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 can nurses identify deconditioning in an older person?","authors":"Susan Royse","doi":"10.7748/nop.35.6.19.s9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7748/nop.35.6.19.s9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94162,"journal":{"name":"Nursing older people","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138598401","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":"Clinically assisted hydration at end of life","authors":"Nick Evans","doi":"10.7748/nop.35.6.16.s7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7748/nop.35.6.16.s7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94162,"journal":{"name":"Nursing older people","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138601087","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 nurses can lead change and improvement in palliative care","authors":"Nick Evans","doi":"10.7748/nop.35.6.9.s3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7748/nop.35.6.9.s3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94162,"journal":{"name":"Nursing older people","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138599887","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}
Zena Aldridge, Laura Elsegood, Sarah Murray, Alison Wileman
{"title":"Identifying incontinence and promoting continence in people living with dementia.","authors":"Zena Aldridge, Laura Elsegood, Sarah Murray, Alison Wileman","doi":"10.7748/nop.2023.e1451","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7748/nop.2023.e1451","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Urinary and faecal incontinence are more prevalent among older people but, like dementia, incontinence is not a normal or inevitable part of ageing. The number of people living with dementia who experience continence issues is likely to be underestimated because many people avoid reporting them as a result of embarrassment and stigma, or because they think incontinence is an inevitable symptom of dementia and that nothing can be done about it. Increased awareness and understanding of the relationship between dementia and incontinence is needed so that nurses can persuade people living with dementia and their family carers to discuss continence issues, assess their needs and provide support. There are several practical strategies that can reduce the incidence of incontinence, counter its negative effects and promote continence in people living with dementia.</p>","PeriodicalId":94162,"journal":{"name":"Nursing older people","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138292596","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":"Aesthetic ways of knowing: exploring mental health nurses' experiences of delirium superimposed on dementia.","authors":"Claire Anne Pryor","doi":"10.7748/nop.2023.e1455","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7748/nop.2023.e1455","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In the UK, people with delirium superimposed on dementia may be cared for by mental health nurses, however there is little in the literature about the experience of caring for people with the condition from the perspective of mental health nurses.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>To illuminate the experiences of mental health nurses caring for people with delirium superimposed on dementia and to explore how mental health nurses 'know' the people they care for using 'aesthetic ways of knowing'.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A mixed-methods design was used guided by the principles of activity theory. Participants were registered mental health nurses with experience of caring for people with delirium superimposed on dementia within a 24-hour care environment, including an NHS mental health foundation trust and care homes. Data were collected in two ways and at two different time points: first via semi-structured interviews (n=7), second via a questionnaire (n=25). Thematic analysis of the qualitative data was paired with simple descriptive statistics of the quantitative data to describe participants' experience.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>This article discusses one finding from the larger study, which was undertaken as part of the author's PhD, in relation to the way in which mental health nurses 'know' the people they care for. Overall, participants showed a preference for aesthetic ways of knowing, rather than the use of formal assessment tools or scores. Participants experienced caring for people with delirium superimposed on dementia by valuing the person and concentrating on their behaviours, responses and personality, thus enabling them to anticipate and/or recognise potential triggers, precipitating factors and any changes in behaviours.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The ways in which mental health nurses know the people they care for influences their care delivery. Mental health nurses' use of aesthetic ways of knowing should be recognised and valued as a way of better understanding and supporting the person with delirium superimposed on dementia.</p>","PeriodicalId":94162,"journal":{"name":"Nursing older people","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71430627","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}