Journal of clinical nursing
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To understand how patients experience compassion within nursing care and explore their perceptions of developing compassionate nurses. ⋯ It comes as a timely reminder that the smallest of nursing actions can convey compassion. Introducing vignettes of real-life situations from the lens of the patient to engage practitioners in collaborative learning in the context of compassionate nursing could offer opportunities for valuable and legitimate professional development.
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To explore partners' experiences of everyday life in caring for a dying person with eating deficiencies at home. ⋯ The findings can assist palliative home care teams and other healthcare professionals to give support that goes beyond giving practical advice about food. Initiating talk about the current situation around food and meals at home, by posing questions and opening the way for conversations, is suggested.