Nurses across all specialities are uniquely placed to positively contribute to addressing the
many unmet needs that patients and their families have at the end of life. Over the past three …

Five key areas ripe for development in palliative care were highlighted at the UK Palliative
Care Congress in Bournemouth in March 2010 by members of the Primary Palliative Care …

Nursing has always been central to palliative care delivery and will continue to play a vital
role into the foreseeable future. Globally, the demand for palliative care is being fuelled by …

Care of the dying has traditionally been predominantly nursing work. In more recent times,
alongside the development of palliative care as a medical specialty, palliative care nursing …

The need for Palliative Care is increasing around the world due to demographic change, the
extension of the lifespan in general and the advances of medical and oncological treatment …

This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent
chapters of this book. The book disseminates that knowledge of palliative-care nursing to …

Written by experienced authorities from around the world giving a wider international
perspective on palliative nursing, this substantially expanded new edition has been …

There is great potential for palliative and end-of-life care to be delivered accessibly and
effectively in the community, especially by family physicians and community nurses. This …

This chapter reviews the historical context of care of the dying, as well as the evolution of
terminal care into the modern field of palliative care. It describes some of the services …

The first in this three-part series examines the diversity and challenges inherent in nurses'
contribution to palliative care. The art and the science of caring for those who are dying and …