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The role and significance of nurses in managing transitions to palliative care: a qualitative study

OBJECTIVES: Nurses are generally present, and often influential, in supporting patient and family acceptance of medical futility and in assisting doctors in negotiating referral to palliative care. Yet the specificities of the nursing role and how nurses may contribute to timely and effective referr...

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Autores principales: Kirby, Emma, Broom, Alex, Good, Phillip
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4179576/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25270859
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006026