Journal of advanced nursing
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This paper is a report of a study to describe situations influencing next-of-kin caregivers' ability to manage palliative care in the home. ⋯ Next-of-kin caregivers and the patients must feel free to choose where palliative home care will be provided and that their choice at any time can be re-evaluated, due to insecurity or workload changes. When planning for palliative care, they should be informed that having only one caregiver reduces the chances of completing palliative care in the home.
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This paper is a report of the development and testing of the psychometric properties of a set of four instruments measuring prior conditions influencing nurses' decisions to adopt evidence-based pain management practices. ⋯ Initial psychometric testing revealed adequate estimates of reliability and validity for Carlson's Prior Conditions Instruments. Further research is needed using the tools with nurses in different countries and cultures to test and confirm the constructs.
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Multicenter Study
The content of advocacy in procedural pain care - patients' and nurses' perspectives.
This paper is a report of an exploration of the content of nursing advocacy from the point of view of patients and nurses in the context of procedural pain care. ⋯ Advocacy is an integral part of the nursing care process. It is important that this key ethical aspect of professional nursing is discussed in nursing education and systematically applied in nursing practice through on-the-job training, feedback and collaboration.
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This paper is a report of a study to explore link nurses' views and experiences regarding the development, barriers and facilitators to the implementation of the role in palliative care in the nursing home. ⋯ Whilst palliative care link nurses can improve care for residents in nursing homes, consideration must be given to overcome the types of barriers identified in order to enable the link nurse system to function effectively.
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This paper is a report of a study to describe the injured body of people who have survived a major burn and seeks to understand the essence of their lived experience. ⋯ The lived experience of people who have sustained a burn injury should be recognized and valued by nurses in all phases of burn care. Nurses have an important role in facilitating the presence and involvement of family and friends in the recovery and rehabilitation of burn survivors.