Evaluating the specialist palliative care clinical nurse specialist role in an acute hospital setting: a mixed methods sequential explanatory study

Abstract Background Special palliative care is provided in a range of settings including a patient’s home (their primary place of dwelling), a hospice in-patient unit, or an acute hospital. The aim of the study was to evaluate the role of the specialist in palliative care clinical nurse specialist (...

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Main Authors: Michael Connolly, Mary Ryder, Kate Frazer, Eileen Furlong, Teresa Plazo Escribano, Philip Larkin, Eileen Carruthers, Eileen McGuigan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-021-00834-y