CPD articles
Our continuing professional development (CPD) articles are designed to assist with your nursing skills and practice.
Supporting older adults who misuse alcohol
Why you should read this article: • To enhance your understanding of the drinking patterns of older adults and what influences them • To gauge how to approach the subject of alcohol misuse with older adults in your care • To contribute towards revalidation as part of your 35 hours of CPD (UK readers) • To contribute towards your professional development and local registration renewal requirements (non-UK readers) Older adulthood is a unique time of transition often referred to as the ‘golden years’. It is characterised by positive life experiences such as retirement but also by a loss of routine, identity and meaning. The literature identifies alcohol misuse as a growing issue in this population. However, the stigma, perceptions and patterns of drinking associated with alcohol misuse among older people can be a barrier to individuals seeking health advice. This article identifies that older adulthood is a period when nurses can offer health education and support using their unique relationships with patients to encourage healthy drinking behaviours.
Exercise as a falls prevention strategy in the care of older people
Nurses should motivate older people to exercise and adopt exercise-based falls prevention strategies
Identifying incontinence and promoting continence in people living with dementia
Practical strategies that can support people living with dementia and their family carers
Benefits of deprescribing for older people with frailty and polypharmacy: part two
Nurses should be aware of tools that may assist in preventing or reducing inappropriate medicines use
Benefits of deprescribing for older people living with frailty and polypharmacy: part 1
Adverse effects of polypharmacy on older people and medicines optimisation for those living with frailty
Recognising, reducing and preventing deconditioning in hospitalised older people
How nurses can help older people in hospital regain their mobility
Improving nutrition and hydration in older people with dementia in care homes
Person-centred interventions to improve food and drink intake of older people with dementia
Frailty: an overview of concepts, risk factors, assessment tools and interventions
Increase your knowledge of how to assess, prevent and reduce frailty
‘Guiding Lights for effective workplace cultures’
Enhancing the care environment for staff and patients in older people’s care settings
COVID-19 infection prevention and control measures in long-term care settings
Enhance your knowledge of infection prevention measures to reduce risk of COVID transmission
Demonstrating empathy when communicating with older people
Empathy is integral to communication with older people and central to person-centred care
Supporting older people experiencing anxiety through non-pharmacological interventions
Anxiety is a debilitating condition that adversely affects people’s quality of life