Grandparents feel squeeze between work and nursery The Guardian reported on a campaign designed to highlight the ways in which older family members are having to juggle essential care for their grandchildren with paid employment.
Ruth Sander
Ruth Sander
Nurses can collaborate with people to express their stories or life journey portraits through arts such as dance, painting, photography, weaving or story-telling, and to cast themselves as heroes in their own stories rather than victims of ...
Incidence and risk factors for developing fear of falling in older adults [0.03%]
老年人发生害怕跌倒的发病情况及影响因素分析研究论文摘要初稿英文句子修改润色校对提升至高水准母语水平
Ruth Sander
Ruth Sander
Fear of falling can be defined as severe anxiety that can lead to excessive restriction in activity, even in people who have never actually fallen. This study aimed to find out how fear of falling develops. Data was collected, over a two-ye...
Older people with mental health problems maintain an interest in sexual activity with over half of those who responded to a survey saying they had sexual contact at least once a month.
Concealment of drugs in food and beverages in nursing homes: cross sectional study [0.03%]
养老院内藏毒于食品和饮料中的行为：横断面研究
Ruth Sander
Ruth Sander
This study examined the practice of concealing drugs in foodstuff in nursing homes. The authors interviewed professional carers in 250 nursing homes in Norway. They found that 11 per cent of patients in general homes and 17 per cent of pati...
A nationwide campaign to raise awareness of the symptoms of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning has been launched by CORGI, which regulates gas installers, and the Health and Safety Executive. About 30 people a year die from CO poisoning caused ...
The Registered Nursing Home Association (RNHA) has launched a campaign to stamp out abuse of older people resident in nursing homes.
Prognostic factors for venous ulcer healing in a non-selected population of ambulatory patients [0.03%]
非选择性门诊患者的静脉溃疡愈合的预后因素
Ruth Sander
Ruth Sander
The rate of decrease in the length of venous ulcers can help identify people with a prognosis of poor healing. This study showed that a decrease of 40 per cent or more at four weeks was predictive of complete recovery at 12 to 24 weeks. Slo...
Three scholarships worth up to £1,000 each are available to nurses, students and healthcare assistants with an interest in dementia.
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG): the role and perspective of nurses [0.03%]
经皮内镜胃造口术(PEG)的护理工作者作用和前景分析
Ruth Sander
Ruth Sander
The decision to start long-term feeding using a PEG tube can be very difficult, particularly when the benefits are uncertain. This study used semi-structured interviews to explore the perceptions of 17 nurses of their role in making the dec...