according to the presence of specifically trained nurses or physicians. Patients with inability to communicate (limitation of language or audition), palliative or hospice end-life care, haemodynamic ...

Terminally ill patients could choose assisted dying due to the lack of palliative care, a senior nursing chief has admitted. The head of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) told Kim Leadbeater’s ...

Depending on where you live, you might have more than one option as to where you can receive palliative care. Some options may include: a hospital a nursing home an assisted living facility an ...

The head of an Ontario agency responsible for delivering and coordinating medical supplies needed for home and palliative care has been fired in the wake of critical shortages, Global News can ...

The Federal Government has expanded its palliative programme to include students across the country and residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, building on the success of its previous ...

She added: “Low starting salaries [for nursing] make a bad situation worse. This further student decline is dangerous for patient care. “The government must take the opportunities this year to ...

A newly registered nurse has created a new set of educational flashcards to support student nurses in their studies and placements. Beth Dennis, paediatric intensive care staff nurse at Birmingham ...

School districts would be able to employ either a nurse or an athletic trainer to provide health care to students under a bill moving forward in the Iowa House. Currently, school districts are ...

Senior lecturer Dr Marie Clancy, said it "helps students gain insights into patient care and cope with the stress of being a nurse". "I'm constantly amazed by their creativity and insights ...

Methods Students were randomly allocated to 1 day or 4 days in 3 different hospices Students completed a thanatophobia scale, self-efficacy in palliative care scale and placement evaluation ...