These articles and texts have been identified during the development of the nurses page by the authors and reviewers. They provide additional information on the role and practice of this professional group in palliative care services and hospices, hospitals and the community. This is not an exhaustive list or articles. References were selected for their relevance, and have not been formally reviewed for quality.
Journal articles
Barnard A, Hollingum C, Hartfiel B. Going on a journey: understanding palliative care nursing. Int J Palliat Nurs. 2006 Jan;12(1):6-12.
Bergdahl E, Wikström BM, Andershed B. Esthetic abilities: a way to describe abilities of expert nurses in palliative home care. Clin Nurs. 2007 Apr;16(4):752-60.
Burt J, Shipman C, Addington-Hall J, White P. Nursing the dying within a generalist caseload: A focus group study of district nurses. Int J Nurs Stud. 2008 Feb 28. [Epub ahead of print]
Byron S, Moriarty D, O'Hara A. Macmillan nurse facilitators: establishing a palliative resource nurse network in primary care. Int J Palliat Nurs. 2007 Sep;13(9):438-44.
Canning D, Rosenberg JP, Yates P. Therapeutic relationships in specialist palliative care nursing practice. Int J Palliat Nurs. 2007 May;13(5):222-9.
Chapple A, Ziebland S, McPherson A. The specialist palliative care nurse: a qualitative study of the patients' perspective. Int J Nurs Stud. 2006 Nov;43(8):1011-22.
Cotterell P, Lynch C, Peters D. Bridging the gap: can a link nurse initiative influence palliative care in an acute hospital? Int J Palliat Nurs. 2007 Mar;13(3):102-8.
Dawson S. Interprofessional working: communication, collaboration... perspiration! Int J Palliat Nurs. 2007 Oct;13(10):502-5.
Denham SA, Meyer MG, Rathbun A, Toborg MA, Thornton L. Knowledge of rural nurses' aides about end-of-life care. Fam Community Health. 2006 Jul-Sep;29(3):229-41.
Gail J. A study of a training scheme for Macmillan nurses in Northern Ireland. J Clin Nurs. 2008 Jan;17(2):242-9.
Johnston B and Smith L. Nurses' and patients' perceptions of expert palliative nursing care. J Adv Nurs. 2006 Jun;54(6):700-9.
Jones A. On projective identification, containment and feeling special: Some thoughts about Hospice nurses’ experiences. Amer J hospice Pall care 2003 Vol. 20 No.6 :441 -6
Meier DE, Beresford L. Advanced practice nurses in palliative care: a pivotal role and perspective. J Palliat Med. 2006 Jun;9(3):624-7. No abstract available.
Paice JA, Ferrell BR, Virani R, Grant M, Malloy P, Rhome A. Graduate nursing education regarding end-of-life care. Nurs Outlook. 2006 Jan-Feb;54(1):46-52.
Tice MA. Nurse specialists in home health nursing: the certified hospice and palliative care nurse. Home Healthcare Nurse. 2006 Mar;24(3):145-7.
Weggel J. Palliative Care: New challenges for Advanced Practice Nursing. The Hospice Journal. 1997 Vol.12, No.1 :43-56.
Yates P, Evans A, Moore A, Heartfield M, Gibson T, Luxford K. Competency standards and educational requirements for specialist breast nurses inAustralia. Collegian. 2007 Jan;14(1):11-5.
Books
Aranda S and O'Connor M (eds) Palliative Care Nursing: A Guide to Practice 2nd edition 2003 Melbourne: Ausmed Publications.
Hudson, R and O’Connor M 2007 Palliative Care and Aged Care. Melbourne: Ausmed.
Lugton J and Kindlen M. Palliative Care: The Nursing Role 1999 Churchill Livingstone.
Norlander L. To comfort always: A Nurse’s guide to End of Life Care (2001) Washington DC: American Nurses Publishing.
La Porte Matzo. M and Witt Sherman. D (eds) (2001) Palliative Care Nursing: Quality care to the end of life. New York. Springer Publishing Company.
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