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'All nurses should understand the fundamentals of ageing prior to graduation’

Jan 15, 2025 | nursingtimes.net | Linda Nazarko

Living things change during their lifespan. The caterpillar becomes the butterfly – a totally different form. Humans also change from babies to children to adults. Babies are cared for very differently from adults: we assess, medicate and treat them differently. Older people have different vulnerabilities and require specialist assessments (Roberts and Conroy, 2018).
Sarcopenia: prevention, treatment and management

Dec 9, 2024 | nursingtimes.net | Linda Nazarko

Sarcopenia is a loss of muscle mass associated with adverse muscle changes; it can be prevented and managed with physical activity and a healthy diet. This is a Self-assessment article and comes with a self-assessment testThe NT Journal Club offers an opportunity to reflect on practice, share insights and ideas in a relaxed and sociable setting, and gain participatory CPD hours towards revalidation. Click here to find out about the NT Journal Club and for more journal club articles to discuss.
Test your knowledge on sarcopenia: prevention, treatment and management

Dec 9, 2024 | nursingtimes.net | Linda Nazarko

This self-assessment tests your knowledge after reading the following article:Nazarko L (2025) Sarcopenia: prevention, treatment and management. Nursing Times [online]; 121: 1. Nursing Times Self-assessment enables you to test your knowledge after reading a Nursing Times clinical article. The multiple-choice assessment includes feedback, and the option to download a personalised certificate if you achieve a pass mark.
'What needs to be done to enable the NHS to recruit and retain nurses?’

Dec 4, 2024 | nursingtimes.net | Linda Nazarko

Nursing has an image problem, a recruitment problem and a retention problem. Nursing lacks high-profile role models: the public would probably name Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole, women who were born two centuries ago, and even most nurses would struggle to identify practising role models. The profession is struggling to attract applicants in the UK (Church, 2024).
Test your knowledge on sarcopenia: types, causes, diagnosis and impact

Dec 2, 2024 | nursingtimes.net | Linda Nazarko

This self-assessment tests your knowledge after reading the following article:Nazarko L (2024) Sarcopenia: types, causes, diagnosis and impact. Nursing Times [online]; 120: 12. Nursing Times Self-assessment enables you to test your knowledge after reading a Nursing Times clinical article. The multiple-choice assessment includes feedback, and the option to download a personalised certificate if you achieve a pass mark.
Sarcopenia: types, causes, diagnosis and impact

Dec 2, 2024 | nursingtimes.net | Linda Nazarko

Sarcopenia is characterised by low muscle strength, low muscle quality and low physical performance. This is a Self-assessment article and comes with a self-assessment testNT Self-assessment articles offer bitesize CPD and are accompanied by multiple-choice assessments with feedback. Test yourself on this article or click here to choose other subjects from the Self-assessment archive.
Prevention and management of diabetic foot problems - Independent Nurse

Nov 15, 2024 | independentnurse.co.uk | Linda Nazarko

Linda Nazarko looks at these common and painful complications experienced by diabetic patients Over 4.4 million people in the UK have diabetes, over 90% with type two diabetes.1 The incidence of type two diabetes has reached crisis point nationally and globally. It has been described as a ‘modern, preventable pandemic’.
'Recruiting nurses from countries that are critically short of nurses is exploitative'

Oct 10, 2024 | nursingtimes.net | Linda Nazarko

International recruitment affects healthcare systems throughout the world. High-income countries such as the UK are recruiting nurses from low-income countries, which is stripping developing countries of desperately needed staff. In response to this, the World Health Organization (2023) has created a ‘red list’ of 55 countries that are critically short of healthcare workers.
Lower leg cellulitis: a guide to diagnosis and management - Independent Nurse

Sep 11, 2024 | independentnurse.co.uk | Linda Nazarko

When a nurse encounters an individual with suspected lower leg cellulitis it is important to use a systematic approach to ensure an accurate diagnosis; appropriate escalation when clinically indicated; and appropriate treatment. The person may be sick and septic and require urgent hospital treatment. NICE1 describes cellulitis as: ‘An acute bacterial infection of the dermis and subcutaneous tissue. The infected area is characterized by pain, warmth, swelling, and erythema.
Understanding the new RSV vaccination programme

Sep 5, 2024 | nursinginpractice.com | Caroline Price |Linda Nazarko

Nurse consultant Linda Nazarko explains the new RSV vaccination programme and how nurses can support patients to understand the benefits of taking up the vaccineThis month, general practice nurses (GPNs) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are starting to roll out the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination programme. The Scottish programme is already underway having started in August.