Improving district nurses' confidence and knowledge in the principles and practice of palliative care

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 494-505

  Shipman, Cathy ^a   Burt, Jenni ^b   Ream, Emma ^a   Beynon, Teresa ^c   Richardson, Alison ^a   Addington Hall, Julia ^d  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Death; District nursing; Dying; Evaluation research; Nurse education; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 49549088591     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04729.x     Document Type: Article

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