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Palliative care and people with learning disabilities

01 September 2003

Learning Disability Practice

CPD

This article addresses some of the most pertinent issues raised in the literature about the palliative care needs of people with learning disabilities....

Health promotion in palliative care

01 November 2003

Cancer Nursing Practice

Clinical

Health promotion is a discipline that, through education and support, helps people to change their lifestyle to move toward a state of optimal health. It may seem...

Care of dying patients

19 November 2003

Nursing Standard

CPD

This article provides an overview of the care required by patients in the last 48-72 hours of life, as well as the support required by carers.

Establishing clinical rotation programmes in cancer and palliative care nursing

01 February 2004

Cancer Nursing Practice

Clinical

The establishment of rotational nursing posts for practitioners wishing to develop skills in cancer and palliative care nursing is one possible answer to the...

Developing palliative care practice in the community

06 November 2002

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

The inadequacy of some areas of palliative care provision was acknowledged in the NHS Cancer Plan (DoH 2000). Many patients would prefer to die at home, but only one...

Dehydration in the terminally ill patient

10 October 2001

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Background Many healthcare professionals believe that dehydration is painful and uncomfortable for dying patients. There is increasing evidence to support the view...

Multiple myeloma: understanding the impact of the disease

01 February 2007

Cancer Nursing Practice

Clinical

Multiple myeloma is a cancer of the red bone marrow and despite modern treatments, such as high dose chemotherapy and stem cell transplants, it remains incurable...

Place of death: Hobson’s Choice or patient choice?

01 May 2003

Cancer Nursing Practice

Clinical

The place of final care for patients with terminal illness is influenced more by resource availability than patient choice. Resources are not consistently available...

Effective communication in palliative care

13 December 2005

Nursing Standard

Learning zone continuing professional development

This article focuses on the definitions of communication and an examination of their relationship to palliative care nursing. The underpinning theory is analysed as...

Effective communication in palliative care

07 December 2005

Nursing Standard

CPD

This article focuses on the definitions of communication and an examination of their relationship to palliative care nursing. The underpinning theory is analysed as...

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