OBJECTIVE: To explore older people's and their relatives' views on and experiences of
acute health care. DESIGN: Systematic procedures were used for study selection and data …

Aims To synthesize evidence and knowledge from published research about nurses'
experiences of nurse‐patient relationships with adult patients in general, acute inpatient …

Objectives To summarise existing knowledge of outcomes of older hospital patients with
cognitive impairment, including the type and frequency of outcomes reported, and the …

At the time of writing (11 April 2020), there are 1.72 million COVID-19 infections and 104,889
deaths worldwide. In the UK, the first recorded death was on the 5 March 2020, and in just …

Background Compassion has been identified as an essential element of nursing and is
increasingly under public scrutiny in the context of demands for high quality health care …

Background older people with dementia admitted to hospital for acute illness have higher
mortality and longer hospital stays compared to those without dementia. Cognitive …

Background There is little research examining resistance, refusal or rejection of care by
people living with dementia within acute hospital wards despite the prevalence of dementia …

Background Despite concerns about the degree of compassion in contemporary healthcare,
there is a dearth of evidence for health service managers about how to promote …

Background Existing evidence indicates that reducing nurse staffing and/or skill mix
adversely affects care quality. Nursing shortages may lead managers to dilute nursing team …

Aims and objectives To identify the potential benefits of dementia specialist nursing and to
inform the implementation of roles to support people with dementia during hospital …