Caring for dying patients in an acute hospital... When it comes to dying in an acute hospital, clinicians need some help and guidance to know how to care for vulnerable patients and what is needed... Read more... 11/10/2018 | Health Professionals | Acute Care Tags: End-of-Life Care Views: 1035
Improving end-of-life care for residential... Older people living in residential aged care facilities need to be provided high quality end-of-life care. This will often involve nurses who will... Read more... 3/10/2018 | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care Tags: End-of-Life Care Views: 975
Vulnerable older people at risk at end of life The end of life makes older people more vulnerable to elder abuse. Dr Kelly Purser and Associate Professor Tina Cockburn from the Australian... Read more... 27/09/2018 | Community | Older Australia Tags: End-of-Life Care Views: 1075
Reflections of my time in Daw House I started out my career as an enrolled nurse and after a few short term positions spent 21 years at Ashford Hospital. While I was there and... Read more... 18/12/2017 | Community | Patients and Carers Tags: End-of-Life Care Views: 949
Reflections of a palliative care pharmacist at... Since 2004 I have had the privilege of being the clinical pharmacist at Daw House, a 15-bed hospice based at Repat Hospital, which is in the... Read more... 6/12/2017 | Community | Patients and Carers Tags: End-of-Life Care Views: 926
Reflections of the 'Repat' Palliative Care is active care that aims to relieve suffering and promote comfort when cure is no longer possible. This care provides physical,... Read more... 29/11/2017 | Community | Patients and Carers Tags: End-of-Life Care Views: 957