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Extending the Newcastle Model: how therapeutic communication can reduce distress in people with dementia
This article identifies the importance of effective communication in delivering care to people living with dementia when their understanding of the situation may differ to ours. The Newcastle Model’s biopsychosocial framework is revisited to understand the context in which caregiving takes place, an...
Updated: 1 November 2023 -
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Biological basis of child health 3: development of the cardiovascular system and congenital heart defects
This article is the third in a series on the biological basis of child health. It outlines how the cardiovascular system develops during gestation and how congenital heart defects (CHDs) may arise in the process. The article details the pathophysiology and treatment of some of the common CHDs, inclu...
Updated: 16 September 2024 -
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Insertion and care of nasogastric tubes in adults with intellectual disabilities
Many adults with intellectual disabilities require nutritional support as feeding problems are prevalent in this population. While many types of nutritional support are available, enteral feeding tubes, such as nasogastric (NG) tubes, are considered safe and effective. NG tube feeding is a common cl...
Updated: 1 November 2023 -
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Sexual health and well-being in later life
Sexual health in later life is becoming increasingly important as more people are reaching older age and are remaining sexually active well into their seventies and beyond. Alongside this, as more older people seek new relationships following partner death or divorce, the rates of newly diagnosed se...
Updated: 16 November 2023 -
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Recognising and managing non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease
Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are organisms that live in water systems, soil and vegetation. Humans come into contact with NTM every day, but relatively few people become unwell as a result. In those that do, pulmonary symptoms are the most common effects. The incidence of NTM pulmonary disease...
Updated: 19 January 2023 -
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Biological basis of child health 2: introduction to fertilisation, prenatal development and birth
This article is the second in a series called the biological basis of child health. It considers the period of development from fertilisation to birth, outlining the three stages of prenatal development – the germinal, embryonic and fetal stages. The article details how tissues and organs typically ...
Updated: 16 September 2024 -
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How to check the arterial pulse
Read this module and update your knowledge and skills on checking an arterial pulse.
Updated: 25 March 2026 -
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Video: 'Long COVID has taken my nursing career'
Long COVID disproportionately affected nursing staff. Nichola explains how it's taken her career, and the support that she and others need from employers
Updated: 11 September 2024 -
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Loneliness in later life
Paul wants to raise awareness of how loneliness can affect older people who identify as LGBT, explaining what health professionals can do to help
Updated: 14 June 2023 -
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Theatre of life
Can theatre and performance enhance nurse education? Nursing student Chelsea Barrett believes it can
Updated: 23 January 2026
