Aims and objectives To explore how nurses, across various health systems, describe their
role in providing palliative care for patients with life‐threatening illnesses. Background …

Background Debate continues regarding whether humanitarian values such as care and
compassion can be taught or are innate in individuals who wish to become nurses …

Objectives We aimed to explore how doctors in China decide whether to inform cancer
patients about diagnosis and prognosis. Methods We conducted in-depth, semi-structured …

Purpose The aim of the research was to explore specialist cancer and palliative care nurses
experience of delivering significant news to patients with advanced cancer. Method A …

More than ever, district nurses require highly developed communication and interpersonal
skills to enable and nurture a therapeutic relationship. The 'shift left'—whereby patients are …

Objective: To investigate the evidence exploring the experiences of patients with fungating
wounds and associated quality of life, and to subsequently provide recommendations to how …

Research can seem difficult to get to grips with. However, at the heart of this new edition is
the view that research is essentially a simple activity, the principles of which can be readily …

Competency framework development in health professions has downstream implications for
all relevant stakeholders, from the professionals themselves, to organisations, and most …

Background: Greater emphasis on community-based care at the end of life is supported by
the premise that most people want to be cared for and die at home. As such, it is important to …

Objective: This study explored the experiences, perspectives, and reflections of five nurse-
specialists in palliative home care, whose dual role includes caring for patients in their daily …