Pathway ‘improves nurse confidence in palliative care’

February 27, 2014

(Nursing Times) – A practice-based educational pathway has been found to improve nurses’ confidence in delivering end-of-life care to patients. The pathway involved assigning a mentor from a specialist palliative care team to community and district nurses from South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust. The scheme focused on four care areas: communication skills; advanced care planning; assessment and care planning; and symptom management, maintaining comfort and wellbeing.