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Ethical dilemmas for palliative care nurses: systematic review

Background Nurses play a unique and critical role in palliative care, and it is noteworthy that nurses often encounter ethical dilemmas in this field. Objective This review aims to conduct a ...
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Factors influencing decision-making in relation to timing of gastrostomy insertion in patients with motor neurone disease

1 Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN), The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK 2 School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK ...
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Mechanical ventilation withdrawal in motor neuron disease: an evaluation of practice

Objectives Clinicians report that withdrawal of mechanical ventilation in motor neuron disease is challenging. We report on the evaluation of the process and outcomes called for by the Association for ...
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P-123 The opioid conversion workbook: a novel educational intervention to enhance patient safety

Background Proficiency in safely converting between opioids is an important skill for doctors and nurses working in palliative care. Rigorous opioid conversion training is rare (Webster, Bremner, ...
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Supportive and palliative care needs in advanced non-malignant liver disease: systematic review

Advanced cirrhosis confers a significant symptom burden and has a 50% 2-year mortality rate in those with decompensated disease. There is increasing demand for supportive and palliative care (SAPC) ...