Background The role of the resource nurse aims at bridging the gap between the specialist
nurses and the nurses who work in non-specialist wards. The role is established …

Background Approaches involving resource nurses have been used in several fields of
practice to enhance quality of care. A literature review reveals limited research on the role of …

Background: The palliative care approach was originally developed for hospice care and for
persons with cancer diseases, but has gradually expanded to embrace other contexts and …

Background: Caring for palliative patients at home is complex and challenging. Specialist
palliative care exists to provide high quality of care in complex situations. This study aimed …

Background People often prefer to stay at home until the end of life, but hospital admissions
are quite common. In previous research bereaved relatives were found to be less positive …

Aim To ascertain registered nurses' and GPs' perceptions of and influences on the nurse's
role in providing palliative care in community hospitals. Design Qualitative …

The aim of this study was twofold: to illuminate registered nurses' experiences of palliative
care and of caring for patients transitioning from curative to palliative care in hospitals. A …

BACKGROUND: Community nurses (members of UK District Nursing teams) have a key role
in the provision of palliative care in the community in the UK. However, their views about …

BACKGROUND: Palliative care should be provided, irrespective of setting to all patients
facing a life-threatening illness and to their families. The situation and needs of older people …

Background: Palliative care in primary care and nursing home settings is becoming
increasingly important. A multidimensional palliative care approach, provided by a …