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Withholding or withdrawing nutrition at the end of life

08 December 2010

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Food and fluids are essential to life and play important social and psychological roles. Despite increased understanding of the appropriate use of artificial...

Healthcare professionals’ attitudes towards patients with cancer who smoke

05 July 2016

Cancer Nursing Practice

Evidence & practice

Aim To explore healthcare professionals’ attitudes towards patients with cancer who smoke and how their attitudes affect the health promotion advice they provide....

Palliative and end of life care for people with dementia

03 February 2016

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Dementia is a life-limiting condition that is largely a disease of ageing. However, older people in general, and older people with dementia in particular, have not...

Importance of nutrition in palliative care of patients with chronic disease

08 September 2010

Nursing Standard

CPD

Good nutrition is important in caring for patients with life-limiting illness, not only for meeting the body’s physical requirements but also because of its...

An electronic resource to support staff providing end of life care

23 November 2011

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

The Department of Health’s End of Life Care Strategy provided the opportunity to develop effective care, regardless of the setting. However, providing end of life...

Importance of nutrition in palliative care of patients with chronic disease

01 July 2011

Primary Health Care

Learning zone continuing professional development

Good nutrition is important in caring for patients with life-limiting illness, not only for meeting the body’s physical requirements but also because of its...

Importance of nutrition in palliative care of patients with chronic disease

06 July 2011

Primary Health Care

CPD

Good nutrition is important in caring for patients with life-limiting illness, not only for meeting the body’s physical requirements but also because of its...

Managing tissue viability issues in patients with cancer approaching the end of life

Nursing Standard

evidence & practice

This article provides an overview of tissue viability issues related to the care of patients with cancer who are approaching the end of life. Altered physiology as a...

Palliative and end of life care in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

22 May 2018

Primary Health Care

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a life-limiting interstitial lung disease. We do not know what causes it and there is no cure. People experience debilitating...

Caring for people who are dying: priorities at the end of life

11 February 2015

Nursing Standard

CPD

Care of people who are dying is an emotive topic, and there is only one chance to get it right for each individual approaching death. Failure to do so can hinder and...

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