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School nurse role ‘compromised’
How can emojis help healthcare professionals?
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School nurses have never been more vital, writes Anne Longfield in Nursing Children & Young People. These nurses are in a unique position to identify the early signs of abuse in children, as well as to offer a safe space to talk about sex, problems at home and mental health concerns, and the author questions why this aspect of their role is being compromised. The article suggests that involving school nurses in extensive child protection and safeguarding tasks can limit their ability to be accessible to children and young people, and says technological solutions such as websites or a text messaging service should be implemented to provide important advice to those at risk.
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Longfield A (2016) We need school nurses more than ever. Nursing Children & Young People. 14, 8, 14.
Activities care crew offers dementia support
Nutritional care pathway for cancer patients
A dedicated activities care crew was introduced at Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading to support patients with dementia. This article details the effects of the team, including a reduction in the number of falls causing serious harm. The specialist team worked with patients, families and multidisciplinary ward teams and supported ward staff to develop their skills.
Malnutrition is common in patients with cancer and a major cause of morbidity and mortality, so how best can nurses identify and manage it in patients with lung cancer? In Cancer Nursing Practice, Mhairi Donald and Diana Borthwick outline a nutritional care pathway to help nurses and other healthcare professionals adopt an evidence-based, best practice approach.
Brooke J, Herring S (2016) Development of an activities care crew to support patients. Nursing Older People. 28, 8, 20-25.
Donald M, Borthwick D (2016) Assessment and management of malnutrition in patients with lung cancer. Cancer Nursing Practice. 15, 8, 27-31.
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‘The use of technology to support communication in therapy is an exciting development, particularly the use of mobile device emojis to help young people express, and practitioners to assess, their mental distress’ Mood, emotions and emojis: conversations about health with young people. Mental Health Practice. 20, 2, 23-26.
‘I wanted the entire school, especially the students, to know how to access health support through the site. And I wanted to ensure that by the time they left school, they could access health services independently’ See Nursing Children & Young People rcni.com/schoolhealth-website
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School nurse role ‘compromised’
How can emojis help healthcare professionals?
Alamy
School nurses have never been more vital, writes Anne Longfield in Nursing Children & Young People. These nurses are in a unique position to identify the early signs of abuse in children, as well as to offer a safe space to talk about sex, problems at home and mental health concerns, and the author questions why this aspect of their role is being compromised. The article suggests that involving school nurses in extensive child protection and safeguarding tasks can limit their ability to be accessible to children and young people, and says technological solutions such as websites or a text messaging service should be implemented to provide important advice to those at risk.
BIG PICTURE
Alamy
in other RCNi journals
Longfield A (2016) We need school nurses more than ever. Nursing Children & Young People. 14, 8, 14.
Activities care crew offers dementia support
Nutritional care pathway for cancer patients
A dedicated activities care crew was introduced at Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading to support patients with dementia. This article details the effects of the team, including a reduction in the number of falls causing serious harm. The specialist team worked with patients, families and multidisciplinary ward teams and supported ward staff to develop their skills.
Malnutrition is common in patients with cancer and a major cause of morbidity and mortality, so how best can nurses identify and manage it in patients with lung cancer? In Cancer Nursing Practice, Mhairi Donald and Diana Borthwick outline a nutritional care pathway to help nurses and other healthcare professionals adopt an evidence-based, best practice approach.
Brooke J, Herring S (2016) Development of an activities care crew to support patients. Nursing Older People. 28, 8, 20-25.
Donald M, Borthwick D (2016) Assessment and management of malnutrition in patients with lung cancer. Cancer Nursing Practice. 15, 8, 27-31.
ONLINE
‘The use of technology to support communication in therapy is an exciting development, particularly the use of mobile device emojis to help young people express, and practitioners to assess, their mental distress’ Mood, emotions and emojis: conversations about health with young people. Mental Health Practice. 20, 2, 23-26.
‘I wanted the entire school, especially the students, to know how to access health support through the site. And I wanted to ensure that by the time they left school, they could access health services independently’ See Nursing Children & Young People rcni.com/schoolhealth-website
nursingstandard.com 66Downloaded / 26 Octoberfrom 2016RCNi.com / volumeby31${individualUser.displayName} number 9 on Aug 16, 2017. For personal use only. No other uses without permission. Copyright © 2017 RCN Publishing Company Ltd
