Using palliative care assessment tools to influence and enhance clinical practice

Home Healthcare Nurse

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 139-145

  Rawlings, Deb ^a   Hendry, Kathy ^b   Mylne, Susan ^c   Banfield, Maree ^b   Yates, Patsy ^c  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHECKLIST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

AUSTRALIA; CHECKLIST; HUMANS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 79952668999     PISSN: 0884741X     EISSN: 15390713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NHH.0b013e31820ba808     Document Type: Review

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