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Addressing challenges in end of life communication with patients and families

11 April 2023

Nursing Standard

Care experience

Skilled and compassionate communication with patients and their families is a priority in all areas of clinical practice. This is particularly important in...

Promoting person-centred care at the end of life

25 September 2023

Nursing Standard

Care experience

Providing person-centred care that takes into account each patient’s individual needs and priorities is crucial at the end of life. Nurses need to be aware of the...

End of life care: how nurses can use a compassionate approach

28 May 2024

Nursing Standard

Care experience

The reality of death and dying is a central facet of life, often surrounded by feelings of sadness, fear and uncertainty. Nurses have an essential role in caring for...

Simulated learning for staff at a children’s hospice: a quality improvement project

18 September 2023

Nursing Children and Young People

education

Simulated learning has well known positive effects but its use in palliative care education is limited. A quality improvement project was undertaken at a children’s...

Role of children’s hospices in caring for children, young people and families

21 October 2024

Nursing Standard

Peer-reviewed articles

Children’s hospices are central to specialist palliative care provision for the increasing number of children and young people with life-limiting conditions and...

Managing symptoms at the end of life: a guide for non-palliative care nurses

26 September 2022

Nursing Standard

end of life care

Nurses, regardless of their area of practice, may have to care for a person in their last days and hours of life. However, many nurses outside of specialist...

Role and support needs of nurses in delivering palliative and end of life care

25 October 2021

Nursing Standard

end of life care

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to a significant increase in the demand for palliative and end of life care, particularly in the community....

Preventing and managing pressure ulcers in patients receiving palliative care

09 June 2021

Nursing Older People

Wound care

Pressure ulcers are more common in patients being cared for in palliative care settings than in the general population. Patients with life-limiting illnesses are...

Culturally competent end of life care in district nursing

14 December 2022

Primary Health Care

Person-centred care

The UK population is increasingly diverse, which means that nurses care for patients from a range of ethnic and cultural backgrounds. When caring for people from...

Evaluation of service user-led workshops in children’s palliative care education

19 June 2023

Nursing Children and Young People

Life-limiting conditions

Children’s nurses report feeling unprepared when caring for children with life-limiting conditions and their families, while the value of including service users in...

05 March 2025 / Vol 40 issue 3

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