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I Schofield

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The need for specialist nurses to work with older people.

This article is based on a comprehensive literature review undertaken by the Royal College of Nursing gerontological nursing programme on the development of specialist gerontological nursing practice (Schofield et al, 1998). The scope of the original review covered the development of specialist nursing, frameworks for practice, accreditation and regulation, role components and competencies, methods of evaluating the specialist role and fields of practice. The literature review's purpose was to inform work on the development of a specialist gerontological nursing BSc (Hons) degree by distance learning. This article focuses on the key findings of the literature review, setting out the potential for the introduction of specialist gerontological nurses in the UK.

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The nurse's role in assessing alcohol use by older people.

Nurses have the potential to carry out health promotion activity related to alcohol use in a range of settings where older people receive care. The majority of the literature on alcohol use in later life has focused on abuse, especially on the more common risk of drug-alcohol interactions. In order to work effectively with older people in health prevention and education, nurses need to be knowledgeable about older people's patterns of drinking, the effects of alcohol on medication and the current evidence on the harm and benefits of alcohol to health. In carrying out assessments, a skillful approach needs to be adopted in questioning older clients on what some might regard as a sensitive issue. Screening tools for the detection of alcohol abuse in the general adult population may not be valid for use with older clients. Tools specific to the detection of alcohol abuse by older people will be considered.

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Influenza vaccination.

Nurses have an important part to play in dispelling myths about influenza vaccination and in actively encouraging older people to attend for vaccination. Irene Schofield discusses the issues.

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Promoting travel health for older people.

Older people are spending more time travelling for recreation than ever before. Irene Schofield considers what advice should be given to older clients to reduce any associated risks.

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