The palliative care link nurse role in nursing homes: Barriers and facilitators

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 233-242

  Hasson, Felicity ^a   Kernohan, W George ^a   Waldron, Mary ^a   Whittaker, Evelyn ^b   McLaughlin, Dorry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHERN IRELAND HOSPICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barriers; Education; Facilitators; Focus groups; Link nurse; Nursing homes; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FOCUS GROUPS; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; NORTHERN IRELAND; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING HOMES; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 54049091171     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04803.x     Document Type: Article

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