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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PALLIATIVE NURSING
卷 12, 期 4, 页码 183-188出版社
MARK ALLEN GROUP
DOI: 10.12968/ijpn.2006.12.4.21016
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Specialist palliative care; Home care; Collaborative working; Service development; Home death
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The transition period between inpatient and community care is often a time of anxiety for patients receiving palliative care and their families. The team at Michael Sobell House designed and implemented a new community palliative care nursing service in order to ease the difficulties associated with moving between these settings. The new model offered short-term support for nurses trained in specialist palliative care who provide hands-on care, psychological support, night nursing or advice and support. The service supplemented existing community teams in order to offer a quick response to patient need. The service was evaluated at the end of the first year using two methods: an audit examining the first year's activity; and a questionnaire to health professionals who had used the service. Insight into the origins of referrals, the tasks performed by the outreach nurses and the aims of each patient episode were gained. Healthcare professionals' feedback was positive and gave some areas for suggested improvement. Reflections included issues relating to collaborative working between services, gaining a greater understanding of the problems associated with facilitating a home death and exploring potential areas of service expansion.
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