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Supporting resilience in older people: implications for nursing practice

Resilience has been defined as a noun and a process. When defined as a process, it has been referred to as dynamic, changing over the course of one's lifetime and in response to the specific context...

The changing context of advanced practice nursing within the UK community care setting

The NHS Long Term Plan (NHS England, 2019) highlights how advanced clinical practice is central to helping transform service delivery and better meet local health needs by providing enhanced capacity,...

The importance of place

While each coastal community reflects its unique blend of history and culture as well as its geography, old resort towns and old fishing and trading ports may share common challenges that are...

Systematic and integrative reviews: synthesising evidence for community nursing practice

Despite the well-documented need for, and benefits of, EBP, the literature reveals various barriers and challenges to its successful implementation. These include lack of time, high workload, poor...

Practising asepsis during dressing changes in community settings

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance covering healthcare-associated infection prevention and control in primary and community care was published in 2012. This guidance...

A ‘long-term plan’

‘Planning and careful implementation will be required so that long waits in the home do not simply replace long waits for nursing care in hospital corridors or wards.’ .

Transforming community care

‘Many older people move among services to meet multiple or complex care needs, but examples of good integrated care remain infrequent.’ .

Why choose British Journal of Community Nursing?

British Journal of Community Nursing provides clinical education dedicated to nursing in the home. Our goal is to help you develop your skills, improve your practice and manage cases more effectively.

What's included

  • Evidence-based best practice

  • Peer-reviewed research

  • Focus on elderly care and long-term conditions

  • CPD support

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