Research

Virtual Teaching programme and Conventional teaching both were effective in enhancing the knowledge, self-efficacy and attitude among Nursing Personnel regarding palliative care with conventional teaching being more effective.

Care home senior care leader's confidence is influenced by care home characteristics, particularly availability of on-site registered nurses and the infrastructure of large care homes. All care home leaders benefit from training, working with external, multidisciplinary teams and use of guidance. Ho …

This study revealed no significant difference in total scores of palliative care knowledge or self-efficacy between nurses in intensive care units and general wards It is suggested that more efforts be made to increase the knowledge and self-efficacy of all nurses, especially nurses in ICU departmen …

The primary aims of this study were to determine the reliability and validity of 2 measures: the Nursing Assistant Self-efficacy for Restorative Care Scale and the Nursing Assistant Outcome Expectations for Restorative Care Scale. This study included 386 nursing assistants from 8 nursing homes. The …

Recent empirical studies revealed that fostering patients' perception of meaning in their life is an essential task for palliative care clinicians. However, few studies have reported the effects of training programs for nurses specifically aimed at improving skills to relieve the meaninglessness of …

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Neurologists and Palliative Care: Are We Doing Enough?

Capturing the richness of palliative education outcomes through the use of focus groups

Clinical assistants are aides who learn more, earn more

The Cancer Nurse as Primary Palliative Care Agent During COVID-19

A retired nurse who joined the NITS at its founding told Congress of her sense of betrayal at the means testing of care for elderly people.

Growth of palliative care programs - how are we doing?

Voice-controlled virtual assistants for the older people with visual impairment

What is the value of palliative care provision in low-resource settings?

I am 16 years of age and a Care Assistant at a residential home, and I would like to become a nurse. When I am 18 I would like to begin nurse training and need some help on what to do to achieve this goal.

I tell anyone who asks that I gave up nursing because it made me do things to people that I did not like doing. By the end, I had become more custodian than mental health nurse.

Can assistants' skills be used to improve colorectal cancer surgery outcomes in a way similar to the "butterfly effect"?

What Is the California Medical Assistants' Association?

A commission set up to review care of older people is calling for healthcare assistants to be regulated and greater powers to be given to ward sisters.

I found the article 'Assessment of older people using medication' (October 2001) to be interesting and very informative. As an anticoagulant nurse, the vast majority of the patients I deal with are over 65. I have always emphasised the importance of patient education, assessment and consent in treat …

The dietary assistants' course; Cleveland

Non-nurse assistants scrub for surgery

I was inspired to work with older people by a ward sister during my training. She was a fantastic role model who showed me that working with older people covers every facet of nursing, from managing multiple conditions and polypharmacy, to rehabilitation and palliative care.

Physician Assistants' Role in Twenty-First Century Infectious Diseases

The things older people in care homes value most are company and security. Many older people feel isolated and frightened living in their own homes. The feeling of security and having people around them to talk to are two of the most valued aspects of living in care settings.

A nurse-led review into the care of older people at the Princess of Wales hospital in Bridgend, south Wales, has been commissioned.

Facing Death: Palliative Care, Erik Erikson, and the Final Stage of Life

The Cavell Nurses' Trust website is part of a rebranding of the charity Nurse Aid, which is a source of financial support for students, registered and retired nurses, and healthcare assistants.

Congress voted to ensure the proper role and function of the nurse is promoted and that health care assistants continue to support that role.

As nurses we face many challenges in supporting people with dementia and their families/supporters. Nurses and healthcare assistants, working across a wide variety of settings are often at the heart of providing care for this vulnerable group. However, for many years we have been expected to do so w …