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Articles: Nursing Older People, November 2021 [RCN Journal]
- Supporting older people experiencing anxiety through non-pharmacological interventions
- Exploring the use of music as an intervention for older people living in nursing homes
- The psychological effects of caring for a family member with dementia
- Frailty assessment and interventions for community-dwelling older adults: a rapid review
- How can advanced nursing practice help integrate health and social care services?
Articles: Nursing Management, December 2021 [RCN Journal]
- Exploring how nurse managers’ knowledge of succession planning affects their leadership and organisational resilience
- Support for menopause symptoms at work
- Using transferable skills in your next nursing role
- Making change happen: how to introduce fresh ideas and bring your colleagues with you
- Have you ever been ‘Datixed’? How to end weaponised incident reporting
Articles: Nursing Times, December 2021 [Journal]
- Improving confidence in vaccination programmes to boost uptake
- Campaign to protect “nurse” title continues as petition comes to close
- Using banners to deliver mandatory infection control training in acute care
Events
- Health and Care Services for Older People
- New Zealand Nursing Leaders’ Summit
National news
- Guidance statement on providing care to patients not vaccinated against COVID-19
- Tips for minimising food waste these holidays
- Why women and men age differently
International news
- Covid-19: Runny nose, headache, and fatigue are commonest symptoms of omicron, early data show
- Covid-19 news: Two vaccine doses not enough to stop omicron infection
Articles: Nursing Older People, November 2021 [RCN Journal]
1.Supporting older people experiencing anxiety through non-pharmacological interventions
Christine Brown Wilson
Nursing Older People. (2021,Nov). 33(6). 35-42. doi: 10.7748/nop.2021.e1331. Epub 2021 Nov 3.
It is challenging to differentiate anxiety from other physical and mental health conditions in older people, particularly those with co-morbid dementia or depression. This article explores the role of nurses in identifying when an older person may be experiencing anxiety and then choosing the optimal non-pharmacological intervention to support them.
2. Exploring the use of music as an intervention for older people living in nursing homes
Helle Wijk., Merita Neziraj., Åsa Nilsson., & Eva Jakobsson Ung
Nursing Older People. (2021,Nov). 33(6). 14-20. doi: 10.7748/nop.2021.e1361. Epub 2021 Oct 13.
Music interventions for older people with cognitive decline have been shown to have a positive effect on their mood and behaviour, particularly in terms of anxiety, agitation and irritability.
Aim To investigate the effect of musical interventions in nursing homes from the perspective of older people, their relatives and caregivers.
3. The psychological effects of caring for a family member with dementia
Bernie Reid & Lauryn O’Brien
Nursing Older People. (2021, Nov). 33(6). 21-27. doi: 10.7748/nop.2021.e1295
This article reports the findings of an integrative review that explored the literature on the psychological effect of caring for a family member with dementia at home. The article discusses four themes that were identified in the literature: ‘the world shrinks’; ‘surrender to the unknown’; ‘robbed of the future’; and ‘torn between relief and guilt’
4. Frailty assessment and interventions for community-dwelling older adults: a rapid review
Shirin Vellani., Alexia Cumal., & Christine Degan
Nursing Older People. (2021,Nov). 33(6). 28-34. doi: 10.7748/nop.2021.e1327.
This article reports the results of a rapid review that examined how frailty is assessed in community-dwelling older adults and what interventions are used to address frailty in this population.
5. How can advanced nursing practice help integrate health and social care services?
Jacqueline Thompson
Nursing Older People. (2021,Nov). 33(6), 13. doi: 10.7748/nop.33.6.13.s6
In July 2021 the Health and Care Bill was published, setting out legislative proposals to introduce integrated care boards and partnerships across England. For all four UK nations the delivery of these integration plans promises increased demand for nurses practising at an advanced level with their core skills of autonomous practice, clinical assessment, decision-making and person-centred care.
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Articles: Nursing Management, December 2021 [RCN Journal]
6. Exploring how nurse managers’ knowledge of succession planning affects their leadership and organisational resilience
Ebtsam Abou Hashish Sally Farghaly
Nursing Management. (2021, Dec). 28(6), 21-28. doi: 10.7748/nm.2021.2006
This study demonstrated that providing sessions on succession planning resulted in improvements in nurse managers’ knowledge of succession planning, demonstration of succession planning practices, and demonstration of leadership practices.
7. Support for menopause symptoms at work
Nursing Management. (2021, Dec). 28(6), 16-17. doi: 10.7748/nm.28.6.16.s6
Heavy periods, brain fog and hot flushes can all take their toll, but help should be available. With the average age of the menopause for women in the UK being 51, a significant proportion of nurses are likely affected. Yet workplace conditions and practices often don’t allow for the needs and symptoms of women during this stage.
8. Using transferable skills in your next nursing role
Nick Evans
Nursing Management. (2021, Dec). 28(6), 12-14. doi: 10.7748/nm.28.6.12.s4
Learn to identify and develop the skills you use day-to-day that can open up career options. There are a wide range of qualifications and training routes nurses can take, but there is also a set of skills that are common to almost all roles. Often overlooked, these transferable skills can make a huge difference to how you progress in your career and the opportunities that open up.
9. Making change happen: how to introduce fresh ideas and bring your colleagues with you
Erin Dean
Nursing Management. (2021, Dec.) 28(6), 9-11. doi: 10.7748/nm.28.6.9.s3
Change in nursing can be a challenge to introduce and maintain. Find out how to achieve the best results with maximum buy-in and minimum stress. Healthcare has always been a sector where staff have to deal with constant change, but never has this flux been so extreme as during the pandemic of the past 18 months.
10. Have you ever been ‘Datixed’? How to end weaponised incident reporting
Daniel Allen
Nursing Management. (2021, Dec). 28(6), 6-8. doi: 10.7748/nm.28.6.6.s2
When bullying, back-covering and defensiveness pervade the workplace culture, colleagues can turn on each other using NHS digital incident reporting systems. Could your eyebrows frighten people at work, or have you ever eaten chocolates meant for a colleague? If so, be warned – you could find yourself being ‘Datixed’.
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Articles: Nursing Times, December 2021 [Journal]
11. Improving confidence in vaccination programmes to boost uptake
Nursing Times, 13 December, 2021
Vaccine hesitancy, loosely defined as a reluctance or refusal to vaccinate, represents a continuum of views, with a significant proportion of those who are hesitant likely to accept immunisation if barriers to access are addressed and they receive appropriate information. This article reviews the evidence around vaccination hesitancy and how to increase vaccine uptake against the background of the Covid-19 pandemic.
12. Campaign to protect ‘nurse’ title continues as petition comes to close
Gemma Mitchell
Nursing Times, 15 December, 2021
The petition calling for protection of the ‘nurse’ job title in UK law has now officially closed with more than 33,000 signatures. It comes after MPs last month voted down a proposed amendment to the Health and Care Bill that would have achieved the goal and made ‘nurse’ a protected title.
13. Using banners to deliver mandatory infection control training in acute care
Nursing Times, 13 December, 2021
This article details an alternative approach to delivering training at one NHS acute trust during the Covid-19 pandemic. Using a quality improvement initiative, the infection prevention and control team developed a set of floor-standing retractable information banners to enhance mandatory training.
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Events
14. Health and Care Services for Older People
Towards a dynamic health and care sector for New Zealand’s ageing population
Date: 28 Feb - 1 Mar 2022
Venue: Ellerslie Events Centre, Auckland
15. New Zealand Nursing Leaders' Summit
Nurses leading change
Date: 28 Feb - 1 Mar 2022
Venue: Ellerslie Events Centre, Auckland
Key Topics include:
- The role of nursing leaders in championing improvements to health equity
- How nursing leadership can raise the level of nursing practice
- Nursing’s role in leading health system reform and transformation
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National news
16. Guidance statement on providing care to patients not vaccinated against COVID-19
Nursing Council of New Zealand
Some nurses have raised questions about providing care to patients who have not received COVID-19 vaccinations. It is the view of the Nursing Council that nurses have a duty to ensure that all patients are provided with nursing care, regardless of vaccination status.
17. Tips for minimising food waste these holidays
15 December 2021
The holiday season is a time to have fun and indulge a little. But did you know that our waste increases by 40 percent during the summer holidays? A part of that is increased food waste, but it doesn’t have to be. Check out our tips on reducing food waste during the holiday season.
18. Why women and men age differently
From Sunday Morning, 10:07 am on 12 December 2021
Of the top 12 causes of death, there's only one in which women die at a higher rate than men. And 85 to 90 percent of centenarians are women. But why?
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International news
19. Covid-19: Runny nose, headache, and fatigue are commonest symptoms of omicron, early data show
BMJ 2021; 375 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n3103 (Published 16 December 2021)
20. Covid-19 news: Two vaccine doses not enough to stop omicron infection
New Scientist – 14 Dec, 2021
The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scientist and essential information about the covid-19 pandemic
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