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  • Title: Identifying the palliative care role of the nurse working in community hospitals: an exploratory study.
    Author: Hamilton F, McDowell J.
    Journal: Int J Palliat Nurs; 2004 Sep; 10(9):426-34. PubMed ID: 15549002.
    Abstract:
    AIM: to ascertain registered nurses' and GPs' perceptions of and influences on the nurse's role in providing palliative care in community hospitals. DESIGN: qualitative exploratory/descriptive study. SETTING: two community hospital sites within Perth and Kinross, Scotland. METHOD: taped semi-structured interviews with four registered nurses and two GPs. Participants' perceptions were sought on the roles of nursing and medical professionals and of factors facilitating and hindering the provision of palliative care within the community hospital setting. FINDINGS: six key themes were identified through thematic analysis of the information: communication, teamwork and relationships, holistic care, resources, culture, professional role. CONCLUSION: the themes were inter-related and gave valuable insight into the multidimensional nature and significance of the nurse's role in palliative care in the community hospital setting.
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