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Developing the Liverpool Care Pathway for the dying child

In most western societies the death of a child is a rare occurrence. When it does occur, it typically takes place after a period of intensive and often prolonged treatment. In light of the relative infrequency of these events in clinical practice,…

CAMHS liaison: supporting care in general paediatric settings

Increasing numbers of children and young people with mental health problems are being cared for in general paediatric settings, presenting a challenge to nurses who do not have mental health nursing qualification and experience. A survey of nurses in…

Palliative care: rapid redesign to support systemwide quality improvement

Large-scale change techniques and rapid redesign methodologies were used to improve the quality of care delivered to patients at the end of life in a large, multihospital healthcare delivery system. By bringing key stakeholders from across the system…

Implementation and evaluation of a quality improvement process to improve pain management in a hospice setting

The purpose of this article is to describe the implementation and evaluation of a quality improvement process to improve pain management in a hospice setting. A retrospective chart audit of 702 patient visits pre- and 536 patient visits…

Tags: 1998, Administration, Alden C, American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine, Backlog, Duggleby W, Hospice Care/standards, Human, Journal Article, Non-U.S. Gov't, Nursing Audit, Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)/organization &, Pain/nursing, Program Development, Program Evaluation, Retrospective Studies, Support, Total Quality Management/organization & administration

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