Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)
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In this article the author reviews some of the literature available on the significance and treatment of fever. The nature and causes of fever are discussed along with some of the treatment options available to nurses. The author concludes that the administration of antipyretic drugs when possible is the preferred method of reducing temperature and any procedure that induces shivering should be avoided.
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This report is based on an occasional paper prepared for the National Council for Hospice and Specialist Palliative Care Services. The paper acknowledges that although quality is already central to the palliative care approach, this is not usually in the context of multidisciplinary and collaborative audit. The document offers guidance on how to translate the principles of quality into an action programme for all professionals involved in palliative and hospice care.
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Nursing care rarely ceases following a patient's death. The project described in this article concerns the quality of nursing care delivered to patients following their death. The author concludes that the quality of care depends in large part on whether staff received training in the care of dying patients.