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1. Hospital News salutes Nursing Hero Nominee Carol Aird Carol Aird. Carol Aird RN – Peterborough Regional Health Centre Carol graduated from the McMaster School of Nursing in 1977. Her first job was outpost nursing, providing primary healthcare to isolated communities in northern Manitoba and the Northwest Territories. In 1980, she returned to Ontario and worked as a Staff Nurse with the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) in Toronto. Carol became a Public Health Nurse with the Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge (HKPR) District Health Unit in 1983. From 1985 to1989 she was a Nursing Supervisor with the HKPR Health Unit and then with the Lindsay VON. These early experiences...
2. Commonly Used Medications Linked to Dementia A new study reveals that higher doses or prolonged use of medications with anticholinergic effects significantly increases the risk for developing dementia. Although, this is not the first study to discover such a link, it is the first to suggest that the risk of dementia as a result of taking such medications may not be reversible.“An anticholinergic agent is a substance that blocks the neurotransmitter acetylcholine in the central and the peripheral nervous system. Anticholinergics inhibit parasympathetic nerve impulses by selectively blocking the binding of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine to its receptor in nerve cells. The nerve fibers of the parasympathetic...
3. Reinventing palliative care for patients with dementia Unfortunately, certain diseases make it difficult for health professionals to deliver care in optimal ways. Those diagnosed with dementia have trouble thinking clearly and putting their thoughts together.  They tend to have trouble remembering past events clearly and may find themselves disoriented and confused. The experience of dementia can often be painful not only for those living with dementia, but also for their family and friends.  Because dementia disrupts the cognitive abilities of these individuals, it can make it difficult for clinicians and caregivers to deliver care that meets the needs of these patients. MORE: THE ASSISTED DYING DEBATE Mental...
4. National Nurses Week 2015: Celebrating Profiles of Geriatrics in Nursing—Terry Fulmer Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, FAAN, AGSF President, The John A. Hartford Foundation University Distinguished Professor and Dean Bouve College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University The field of geriatrics relies on so many different healthcare professionals to provide expert, high-quality, patient-centered care for older adults. In honor of National Nurses Week 2015 (May 6-12), we’re celebrating the commitment of nurses committed to elder care by helping them share their stories in their own words. Here’s what Terry Fulmer—the new president of The John A. Hartford Foundation and a professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs at Northeastern University—had to say about...
5. 3 Old-School Exercises That No One in Their Right Mind Would Try Today Like bad 80's shoulder pads and frosted tips, some exercises go out of style--and for good reason. Here are the exercises trainers would never recommend you do nowadays, and their safer, more-effective alternatives.STOMACH SLAPSSome trainers thought that hitting the stomach of someone performing crunches would cause them to brace their core, creating a tighter muscle contraction. The idea was that this would lead to better-looking abs, but the only people who might find it useful are MMA fighters because they actually take hits in the breadbasket, says BJ Gaddour, C.S.C.S., Men's Health fitness director and creator of Bodyweight Cardio Burners....