Journal of Nursing Scholarship; Indianapolis Vol. 49, Iss. 6, (Nov 2017): 670-678.
Older people account for the highest proportion of mortality from extreme weather events associated with climate change. This article aims to describe the health impacts of climate change on older people. An integrative review was conducted with 30 studies retrieved from PubMed, EBSCO, and the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) on climate stressors, determinants of resilient capacity, risk factors, and health outcomes. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
Open access. Oral health is part of general health and well-being and contributes to the development of a healthy child. The most common oral disease affecting young children is dental caries (figure 1), which is largely preventable and is a public health priority. Oral health is one of Public Health England’s (PHE) priorities linking to; getting the best start in life, childhood obesity, nutrition including breastfeeding, weaning and cross-cutting themes such as inequalities and social justice. Poor oral health in children impacts on the children themselves and on their family and society. Dental caries is the most common reason for 5–9 year olds in England to be admitted to hospital, where they have teeth out under general anaesthesia.
The Health Committee say too little attention has been given to retaining nurses in the NHS, which has resulted in more nurses now leaving than joining the professional register, in its report into the Nursing workforce.
The 3Rs initiative, launched to coincide with Nutrition and Hydration Awareness Week, running from 12-18 March, comes at a time when workplace pressures are forcing many staff to miss breaks.
To examine the role of community‐based nursing interventions in improving outcomes for community‐dwelling individuals exhibiting risk factors of cardiovascular disease (CVD).. To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details.
School nurses’ role in safeguarding and child protection is critical, yet the workforce is in dire need of reinvestment to help us support those children most in need. As postgraduate specialist community public health nurses, we are experts who provide valuable, confidential services to children, young people and families. To read the full article, choose “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This article provides an introduction to coaching and action learning as approaches nurse leaders and managers can use to promote leadership development among individual team members and within the team. It describes how coaching and action learning work and their potential benefits and challenges. It explains how the two approaches can be used to underpin effective problem-solving and goal setting, and support nurses in their professional development, the ultimate aim being to deliver safe and effective patient care.
The economic value of community nursing is not well understood, meaning it can be a challenge to make the case for investment in the service. The breadth of the service is so vast that it can be difficult to define all the activity and measure the outcomes achieved, which is essential to assess value. A roundtable, hosted by the Healthcare Financial Management Association, considered the challenge of measuring economic value in community nursing, to identify where further work is needed.
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Our analysis confirms that the supply of nurses into the NHS is not keeping pace with demand, that increasing the number of nurses is having no substantial impact on the number of vacancies and that there is a wide regional variation in the scale of the challenge.
Today we have launched our consultation on our proposed approach to the regulation of nursing associates.
This is a new role created to bridge the gap between healthcare assistants and registered nurses in England.
For millennia, the smile has been recognised as a powerful communication device, offering benefits to both giver and receiver with few drawbacks. A sign of compassion, empathy and friendliness, smiling can benefit healthcare professionals and their patients, helping to build a relationship of trust. But beware the false smile, which is all too easily identified and may do more harm than good. In this review, we explore the literature surrounding smiling in healthcare and beyond, discussing the many reasons to be cheerful, from good health to a happy marriage, among aviators, table waiters, doctors, dentists and even dogs.. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
To examine the care practices of nurses during the organization of 20 weeks of walking sessions for people with type 2 diabetes and to reflect on implications for nurse‐patient relationships and nursing responsibilities in the provision of physical activity care.. To read the full article, log in using your NHS Athens details. To access full-text: click “Log in/Register” (top right hand side). Click ‘Institutional Login’ then select 'OpenAthens Federation', then ‘NHS England’. Enter your Athens details to view the article.
To explore Registered Nurses’ attitudes and behaviour towards patients’ use of complementary therapies.. To read the full article, log in using your SSSFT NHS OpenAthens details. SSOTP - You can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please ensure you are clear which article you are requesting.
The aim of this study was to examine the influence of three factors on turnover intention: leader‐member exchange quality, organizational identification and job embeddedness. This area of inquiry has not been fully investigated in the literature.. To read the full article, log in using your SSSFT NHS OpenAthens details. SSOTP - You can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please ensure you are clear which article you are requesting.
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