Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

DECEMBER 4, 2022

“Children and young people who grow up in care are up to four times more likely to suffer poor health 30 years later than those who grew up with their parents” (1). In 2020/21 there were 80,850 children who were looked after, and 28,440 entered care in that same year (2 ). Children enter the care of the local authority for several reasons, but a constant is that a child experiences trauma due to being separated from their birth family and/or negative experiences.

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Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2022

As 2023 approaches, let's reflect on Alzheimer's dementia in terms of where we are and where we may be going in the future. We can begin by defining what dementia is in general terms. Dementia refers to a group of conditions that gradually destroy brain cells and lead to mental decline. According to the "Journal of the American Geriatrics Society," b y the year 2025, an estimated 7.2 million Americans are expected to have Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia that accounts for 60

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Nurse Nacole

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Category: Fundamentals The absorptive capacity and motility of the colon are major factors of bowel function. Approximately 9 liters of fluid enters the small intestine daily from ingestion or intestinal secretions.

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The Nurse Break

DECEMBER 4, 2022

18 best books for nurses about grief, death and loss. Processing grief can be a significant challenge to those directly experiencing loss and their loved ones. According to Dr. Lynn Horridge , “People’s experience of grief is so subjective, and as a culture, we suffer from a lack of literacy around death and grieving” Opening up honest discussions about grief,loss can be a great help to anyone in the grieving process.

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Hospice Chaplaincy

DECEMBER 4, 2022

In Today’s episode, Saul talks to Rev. Paul Nash and his wife Rev. Dr. Sally Nash on their current research “The Sibling Support Project.” Paul and Sally Nash live in Birmingham UK and married in 1986. They are both ordained Anglicans, both Myers Briggs Type Indicator Practitioners (although opposite types), both support London football teams […].

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