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Clinical assessment of lower urinary tract symptoms in adults
Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) result from conditions and diseases that affect the bladder and the urethra, and can occur in men and women of all ages. LUTS can be debilitating and affect a person’s quality of life significantly. This article describes the definitions and classification of vari...
Updated: 22 November 2023 -
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Nursing patients with acute aortic dissection in emergency departments
Acute aortic dissection is an emergency condition that is often missed during initial assessment. Delay in diagnosis increases mortality, but the presentation can mimic several more common conditions. Emergency practitioners must maintain a high index of suspicion in patients who present with chest ...
Updated: 18 January 2023 -
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Supporting staff who are second victims after adverse healthcare events
Healthcare delivery is challenging and complex, At some point, most healthcare professionals, including nurses, will be directly or indirectly involved in adverse events, such as medication errors, patient safety incidents, witnessing adverse events and near misses. While the patient is considered t...
Updated: 1 November 2023 -
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‘Guiding Lights for effective workplace cultures’: enhancing the care environment for staff and patients in older people’s care settings
While much attention has been given to organisational culture, there has been less focus on workplace culture. Yet workplace culture strongly influences the way care is delivered, received and experienced. An effective workplace culture is crucial for the well-being of individual staff members and t...
Updated: 5 September 2024 -
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Acute coronary syndrome: role of the nurse in patient assessment and management
Coronary heart disease is a leading cause of mortality, morbidity and hospitalisation in the UK and worldwide. Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a serious manifestation of coronary heart disease. ACS encompasses several conditions that represent acute injury or damage to the myocardium, including ST-...
Updated: 18 January 2023 -
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Implementing COVID-19 infection prevention and control measures in long-term care settings
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had far-reaching and significant effects worldwide. Many of those identified as most vulnerable to the disease reside in long-term care settings such as nursing and residential homes, so infection prevention and control is an essential area of pra...
Updated: 22 November 2023 -
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Effective communication with older people
Effective communication with older people is an important aspect of nursing practice. Ineffective communication can lead to older people feeling inadequate, disempowered and helpless. Nurses have a duty to ensure that older people think they are being listened to and that their concerns are being va...
Updated: 1 November 2023 -
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Demonstrating empathy when communicating with older people
Empathy is an integral aspect of communication with older people and is central to person-centred care. As part of the provision of person-centred care, empathy supports effective communication, producing positive effects such as increased emotional well-being, increased adherence to treatment plans...
Updated: 22 November 2023 -
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Holistic pain assessment in older people and older people living with dementia
Pain occurs in a wide range of diseases and long-term conditions associated with ageing and can affect every aspect of an individual’s life, reducing their ability to recover, their independence and their quality of life.The assessment of pain is an important aspect of nurses’ role and requires them...
Updated: 22 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
