Palliative care units are centers where comprehensive care is provided, primarily by nurses, but also by informal caregivers who are usually the patients' relatives. The difference is that nurses ...

This study explored palliative care needs in mesothelioma, and looked at how Mesothelioma UK clinical nurse specialists meet those needs. You can watch our animation below which tells you more about ...

Madeleine Anderson sits down with Paulette Hamilton, Labour MP, health and social care committee member and former district ...

Palliative care is any form of treatment that focuses ... and nonprofit hospice agencies and programs, home health or visiting nurse associations, group medical practices, and hospitals and ...

A campaign has highlighted the lack of nurse expertise on a new commission looking into palliative and end-of-life care across the UK. Following parliament’s historic vote last year to look to ...

[60] Cite this: The Advanced Practice Nurse's Role in Palliative Care and the Management of Dyspnea - Medscape - Dec 31, 2006.

This article will highlight the core principles of palliative care and will illustrate the role of the advanced practice nurse (APN) specifically in the management of dyspnea. Similar to pain ...