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Hospice Care (Latest Articles)
Latest indexed articles for 'Hospice Care'
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Developing an end-of-life care pathway to improve nurses' bereavement care.
30 Dec 2008 
This article explores the 'bereavement journey' and the importance of providing the right information and support at the right time by the right people. It outlines a project to develop a bereavement care pathway and bridge the gap between the acute ...
rec_pub_19330984-developing-end-life-care-pathway-improve-nurses-bereavement-care.htm
The patients can't wait, and why should they?
30 Dec 2008 The three Ds of disease, disability, and discomfort negatively affect hospice patient's energy, intelligence, and organization. Music therapy is a studied, learned, credentialed behavioral intervention. It is specific, prescribed, and delivered ...
rec_pub_19331310-the-patients-t-wait-they.htm
30 Dec 2008 Terminally ill cancer patients and their caregivers experience significant difficulties discussing illness and impending death (herein defined as mortality communication). The current study compares response levels as well as patterns of association ...
rec_pub_19197690-mortality-communication-predictor-psychological-distress-family.htm
Literacy and healthcare: the challenge of communication in home healthcare and hospice.
30 Dec 2008 
rec_pub_19114788-literacy-healthcare-challenge-communication-home-healthcare-hospice.htm
30 Dec 2008 This study aims to describe nurses' experiences of delivering spiritual support in a palliative care setting in the Republic of Ireland. The authors conducted semi-structured interviews with 22 nurses working in the area of specialist palliative ...
rec_pub_19234430-creating-spiritual-tapestry-nurses-experiences-delivering-spiritual.htm
Dire deadlines: coping with dysfunctional family dynamics in an end-of-life care setting.
30 Dec 2008 Working in a hospice and being able to focus on individualized, specialized end-of-life care is a privilege for the hospice staff member. However, it also presents the hospice staff with unique challenges. This descriptive study is based upon two ...
rec_pub_19234429-dire-deadlines-coping-dysfunctional-family-dynamics-end-life-care.htm
Children affected by genetic conditions in end-of-life care. Part 2: findings and discussion.
30 Dec 2008 BACKGROUND: Many children cared for in hospice settings are affected by a genetic condition. Therefore, children's hospice nurses require knowledge and awareness of the issues faced by families affected. AIM: The authors carried out a study to ...
rec_pub_19234427-children-affected-genetic-conditions-end-life-care-2-findings.htm
Acupuncture as an optional treatment for hospice patients with xerostomia: an intervention study.
30 Dec 2008 More than 70% of seriously ill patients with cancer suffer from xerostomia and the associated problems of swallowing, chewing and speaking. This study aims to investigate whether treatment with acupuncture is a viable option for hospice patients ...
rec_pub_19234425-acupuncture-optional-treatment-hospice-patients-xerostomia.htm
Palliative care--evolution of a vision.
30 Dec 2008
rec_pub_19248426-palliative-care-evolution-vision.htm
Using your agency Web site as a hospice care-resource.
30 Dec 2008
rec_pub_19266756-using-agency-web-site-hospice-care-resource.htm
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