Purpose: Uncertainty is unavoidable and can be distressing to patients, yet little is known about (a) the frequency and domains of uncertainty expressed by patients with advanced cancer when communicating with a palliative care team or (b) whether that uncertainty changes over t…
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Background: Family Members (FM) of individuals with advanced cancer have been found to be active participants in the care of patients. Palliative Care (PC) consults are often requested during a hospitalization to help facilitate goals of care discussion/decision-making and aid i…
Rooted in everyday hospital medicine, Palliative Skills for Frontline Clinicians addresses the challenges of delivering complex care to patients living with serious illnesses. Spanning emergency medicine, internal medicine, surgery and various subspecialties, each chapter reads …
Quality of care is conceptualised by professionals and in policy documents as: compliance with ‘best practice’ guidelines; improving satisfaction rates; fiscal efficiency; and ethical care. ‘Quality’ in palliative and supportive district nursing care has been conceptualised in a…
Introduction This thesis describes a research study designed to examine the consequences of disability arising out of spinal cord compression secondary to cancer, and to examine the rehabilitation services available to patients. Research aims and questions The study was intended…
The aim of this study was to explore the experience of carers of family members dying at home with particular reference to their expectations and preparedness for the dying process. It was a qualitative, longitudinal study which initially followed a grounded theory approach. How…
This study focuses on the current issues regarding the provision of clinical supervision for palliative care nurses. NICE (2004) recommendations stated that the task of supervision should be undertaken by „Level 4‟ practitioners such as clinical psychologists or psychiatrists. P…
Sterben ist ein Teil des Lebens - oft jedoch einer der schwersten. Menschen in der letzten Lebensphase zu begleiten, stellt Pflegende und Begleitende vor viele Herausforderungen und Fragen. Das Handbuch "Palliative Care" gibt Antworten, denn hier finden professionell Pflegende u…
Das Handbuch "Palliative Care" richtet sich an alle professionell Pflegenden in palliativen Arbeitsfeldern - ob ambulant oder stationär. Die Palliativpflege ist ein ganzheitliches Betreuungskonzept für Patienten, die sich im fortgeschrittenen Stadium einer unheilbaren Erkrankung…
The quality of cancer and palliative care is going through unprecedented change and development as a result of policy initiatives. The impact of these policies on education is unparalleled and it is essential that clinicians and educationalists are aware of the policy formation …
