International Journal of Older People Nursing 
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Source: International Journal of Older People Nursing - May 11, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Sarah H. Kagan Tags: EDITORIAL Source Type: research
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Ageing out of place: The meaning of home among hispanic older persons living in the United States
ConclusionsOlder Hispanic immigrants who are “aging out of place” integrate their past experiences of sense of place in their native country with their present experiences of home in the USA. The need to understand the role of the community and the family in the provision of nursing care in the home may be more important than the physical structure or setting in which it is delivered. Further intra‐ and cross‐national studies are needed to provide a framework for understanding the issues of ageing and immigration globally.
Implications for PracticeGerontological nurses need to recognise the complexity of family rel...
Source: International Journal of Older People Nursing - April 9, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Alicia Curtin, Diane C. Martins, Catharina Gillsj ö, Donna Schwartz‐Barcott Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Grouped factors of the ‘SSADE: signs and symptoms accompanying dementia while eating’ and nutritional status—An analysis of older people receiving nutritional care in long‐term care facilities in Japan
ConclusionThe identified factors of the SSADE were related to nutritional status, which may suggest acceptable factorial validity.
Implications for practiceWe expected the SSADE to contribute to the prevention and improvement of undernutrition, through the development of a concrete strategy for nutritional care planning by professional teams including dietitians in long‐term care facilities. (Source: International Journal of Older People Nursing)
Source: International Journal of Older People Nursing - April 9, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Kento Takada, Kazumi Tanaka, Mihoko Hasegawa, Michiko Sugiyama, Nobuo Yoshiike Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
“Little things matter!” Exploring the perspectives of patients with dementia about the hospital environment
ConclusionsPatient participants persuasively articulated the supportive and unsupportive elements in the environment that affected their well‐being and care experiences. They provided useful insights and pointed out practical solutions for improvement. Action research offers patients not only opportunities to voice their opinion, but also possibilities to contribute to hospital service development.
Implications for practiceThis is the first study that demonstrates the possibility of using go‐along interviews and videoing with patients with dementia staying in a hospital for environmental redesign.Researchers, hospital ...
Source: International Journal of Older People Nursing - March 1, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Lillian Hung, Alison Phinney, Habib Chaudhury, Paddy Rodney, Jenifer Tabamo, Doris Bohl Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Nursing curriculums may hinder a career in gerontological nursing: An integrative review
ConclusionsLack of positive experiences with older people before and during nursing students’ studies led to their disinterest in gerontological nursing as a career option. The nursing curriculum also reinforces the perception of modern nursing as technical, with more emphasis on acute and critical care. The findings emphasise the need to implement an age‐friendly curriculum and have nurses that specialise in gerontology to serve as mentors and role models. It is important to assist nursing students in identifying the potentials for career advancement in terms of gerontological nursing. There is also a need for nursing...
Source: International Journal of Older People Nursing - March 1, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: William Garbrah, Tarja V älimäki, Marjo Palovaara, Päivi Kankkunen Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Constructing definitions of safety risks while nurses care for hospitalised older people: Secondary analysis of qualitative data
ConclusionsNurses' definitions of patient risk, which were shaped by impoverished institutional resources and nurses' lack of valuing of functional abilities, contributed to suboptimal care for older adults. Nurses' definitions of risk as physical injury reduced their attention to patients' functional abilities, which nurses reported suffered declines as a result.
Implications for practiceLeaders need to examine how organisational emphases on particular areas of patient safety and resource constraints contribute to suboptimal care of older people. Nurses understanding of patient risk must incorporate older patients' functi...
Source: International Journal of Older People Nursing - February 14, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Sherry Dahlke, Wendy A. Hall, Jennifer Baumbusch Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Evaluation of the ‘Ladder to the Moon, Culture Change Studio Engagement Programme’ staff training: Two quasi‐experimental case studies
ConclusionThe results of this study provide tentative evidence about the efficacy of this staff training programme. Some significant improvement in staff attitudes to people with dementia, staff sense of competence and positive staff–resident interactions were found in one of two homes. It is likely that the organisational problems affecting the other care home limited the implementation and therefore efficacy of the intervention there. The results therefore suggest that when a supportive management structure is in place, CCSEP may be more effective in improving staff attitudes, sense of competence and interactions with ...
Source: International Journal of Older People Nursing - February 10, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Azucena Guzm án, Jennifer Wenborn, Tom Swinson, Martin Orrell Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
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Source: International Journal of Older People Nursing - February 7, 2017 Category: Nursing Tags: Issue Information Source Type: research
Skin cleansing and emolliating for older people: A quasi ‐experimental pilot study
ConclusionA regimen of washing skin with soapy water, soaking in 2% glycerine for 30 min and applying Vaseline™ has a beneficial effect on the skin barrier function in older people. The study supports previous findings on the positive effects of glycerine on skin barrier function.
Implications for practice and researchSkin barrier function in older people can be improved using a regimen of washing, soaking in 2% glycerine and applying Vaseline™. (Source: International Journal of Older People Nursing)
Source: International Journal of Older People Nursing - November 30, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Jill Brooks, Fiona Cowdell, Steven J Ersser, Eric D Gardiner Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Competence for older people nursing in care and nursing homes: An integrative review
ConclusionsThe competence required for registered nurses and licensed practical nurses should be clearly identified to support competence management in the care and nursing home context.
Implications for practiceWell‐educated nursing staff are needed in care and nursing homes to provide high‐quality care because comprehensive and advanced nurse competence is required to meet the needs of older people. (Source: International Journal of Older People Nursing)
Source: International Journal of Older People Nursing - November 30, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Outi Kiljunen, Tarja V älimäki, Päivi Kankkunen, Pirjo Partanen Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Validation of an instrument to measure moral distress within the Australian residential and community care environments
ConclusionThe instrument demonstrates validity and reliability within the Australian aged care setting. Further analysis with larger populations is required to support these findings.
Implications for practiceAustralian aged care workers do experience moral distress. They suffer adverse consequences of this distress and quality of care is negatively impacted. This newly validated instrument can be used to quantify the occurrence of moral distress and to inform targeted interventions to reduce the occurrence and intensity of the experience. (Source: International Journal of Older People Nursing)
Source: International Journal of Older People Nursing - November 30, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Adam Burston, Robert Eley, Deborah Parker, Anthony Tuckett Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Getting care of older people right: The need for appropriate frailty assessment?
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Source: International Journal of Older People Nursing - November 30, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Graeme D. Smith, Angela Kydd Tags: Editorial Source Type: research
The impact of the Dementia ABC educational programme on competence in person ‐centred dementia care and job satisfaction of care staff
ConclusionThe evaluation of the Dementia ABC educational programme identifies statistically significant increases in scores of person‐centredness and job satisfaction, indicating that the training has a positive impact.
Implications for practiceThe results indicate that a multicomponent training programme including written material, multidisciplinary reflection groups and workshops has a positive impact on the development of person‐centred care practice and the job satisfaction of care staff. (Source: International Journal of Older People Nursing)
Source: International Journal of Older People Nursing - November 21, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Anne Marie Mork Rokstad, Betty Sandvik D øble, Knut Engedal, Øyvind Kirkevold, Jūratė Šaltytė Benth, Geir Selbæk Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Essential elements of the nursing practice environment in nursing homes: Psychometric evaluation
ConclusionsAll essentials of magnetism are considered relevant for nursing homes. The subscales Adequacy of Staffing, Clinically Competent Peers, Patient Centered Culture, Autonomy and Nurse Manager Support can be used in nursing homes without problems. The other subscales cannot be directly applied to this setting.
Implications for practiceThe valid subscales of the Essentials of Magnetism II instrument can be used to design excellent nursing practice environments that support nurses’ delivery of care. Before using the entire instrument, however, the other subscales have to be improved. (Source: International Journal of...
Source: International Journal of Older People Nursing - November 19, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Brigitte Johanna Maria Brouwer, Marian J. Kaljouw, Lisette Schoonhoven, Theo Achterberg Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
