Bridging the gap: can a link nurse initiative influence palliative care in an acute hospital
Bridging the gap: can a link nurse initiative influence palliative care in an acute hospital
With 90% of people needing some inpatient hospital care in the final year of life, it is evident that the provision and awareness of palliative care, and education surrounding this, are widely needed. This study aims to evaluate a palliative care link nurse initiative (PCLN) in an NHS acute hospital, identifying key factors affecting link nurses’ ability to influence palliative care practice.
This qualitative study used semi-structured interviews and a focus group to show the anticipated and actual influence of link nurses on practice. Findings suggest that link nurses had increased knowledge and skills in palliative care due to education provided.
Link nurses were seen to have an influence on the presence and quality of palliative care practice in hospital wards. Factors that could help link nurses to have greater influence are reported, as are difficulties in providing care and accessing training.
Evaluation
Palliative care
Link nurse
Acute hospital
Influencing
practice
260-266
Cotterell, Phil
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Lynch, Carmel
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Peters, Debbie
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March 2007
Cotterell, Phil
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Lynch, Carmel
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Peters, Debbie
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Cotterell, Phil, Lynch, Carmel and Peters, Debbie
(2007)
Bridging the gap: can a link nurse initiative influence palliative care in an acute hospital.
International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 13 (3), .
Abstract
With 90% of people needing some inpatient hospital care in the final year of life, it is evident that the provision and awareness of palliative care, and education surrounding this, are widely needed. This study aims to evaluate a palliative care link nurse initiative (PCLN) in an NHS acute hospital, identifying key factors affecting link nurses’ ability to influence palliative care practice.
This qualitative study used semi-structured interviews and a focus group to show the anticipated and actual influence of link nurses on practice. Findings suggest that link nurses had increased knowledge and skills in palliative care due to education provided.
Link nurses were seen to have an influence on the presence and quality of palliative care practice in hospital wards. Factors that could help link nurses to have greater influence are reported, as are difficulties in providing care and accessing training.
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Published date: March 2007
Keywords:
Evaluation
Palliative care
Link nurse
Acute hospital
Influencing
practice
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Local EPrints ID: 154215
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/154215
ISSN: 1357-6321
PURE UUID: 61227d24-5442-4b35-8ea7-ac06b825dc75
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Carmel Lynch
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Debbie Peters
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