Challenges that specialist palliative care nurses encounter when caring for patients with advanced dementia

International Journal of Palliative Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 587-591

  Barber, Jean ^a   Murphy, Kathleen ^b  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Advanced dementia; Nutrition and hydration; Pain; Pain assessment tools; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855292634     PISSN: 13576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijpn.2011.17.12.587     Document Type: Review

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