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Communication with patients, carers, and family

WEBThese discussions can be difficult. Nurses can help the person and their family start and continue these discussions and make decisions about care. The person and their family may wish to have separate conversations. Carers may want or need different or more information than the person themselves. The following examples consider the needs of …

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Care of the Dying Person

WEBThe Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care defines dying as 'the terminal phase of life, where death is imminent and likely to occur within hours or days, or occasionally weeks.' This term is interchangeable with ‘terminal phase’ or ‘actively dying’. The Palliative Care Outcomes Collaboration (PCOC) uses the term terminal phase and …

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Strategies-to-improve-service-and-client-outcomes-in-aged-care

WEBOlder people at the end of their life often have unique and complex health and support needs. As a result, they may receive care across many different settings and by many different health professionals. Keeping everyone on the same page about a client’s health and support needs can be difficult. Using linkage strategies to work with other …

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Verification and Certification of a Death

WEBVerification of a death refers to using a clinical assessment to establish that a death has occurred.. Certification of a death is a formal process of making a diagnosis of the cause of death and reporting this via a Medical Certificate of Cause of Death (MCCD). Certification of a death is a legal requirement under the Birth, Deaths and Marriages …

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Allied Health in Australia and its role in Palliative Care

WEBThe inclusion of allied health in palliative care delivery is reflected in the Australian Government National Palliative Care Strategy 2018 . It has been suggested that referrals from nurses and allied health professionals can be helpful in overcoming late referrals to specialist palliative care.

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Palliative care and digital health

WEBDigital health is evolving rapidly and provides a range of opportunities for its use within palliative care. Digital interventions could support improvements in care and assist with an increasing demand for palliative care. It is an increasing area of interest for health professionals, patients and the community as well as for policy makers.

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Understand Quality Improvement

WEBQI focuses on ‘doing things right’, using data to identify and monitor for gaps between what we should do and what is being done. [3] In this way it ensures that actions are taken to achieve optimal outcomes at the patient, health professional and/or system levels including hospital accreditation. QI complements evidence-based medicine (EBM

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The Evidence Hierarchy

WEBReviewing the relevance and strength of evidence is therefore a critical step in developing practice standards and guidelines, and in decision-making. Assessment of bias which influences the level of certainty or confidence in reported outcomes is currently a key criteria in study ranking. While this might favour quantitative evidence, the

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The Impact of Loss and Grief within a Community

WEBThe 21st Century has exposed us to vast stories of loss and grief affecting many people in communities worldwide. The upsurge of these catastrophic events has altered the way we view the world and the way we relate to others in our communities. Often distressing events intrinsically motivate us to seek support via our own networks of …

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Models of Service Delivery

WEBThese models include care provided across the spectrum of health settings and involve the coordination of medical, nursing, allied health, bereavement and volunteer services from both generalist and specialist providers in primary care and hospitals. Palliative care should be provided in the setting of the patient’s choice, wherever possible.

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Professional Boundaries

WEBUnderstanding your professional relationship. Working closely with patients at the end of life can be very rewarding, but it can also bring challenges for health professionals.

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Supporting Carers

WEBCarers may care for a few hours a week or all day every day. This can be emotionally and physically demanding. Supporting and helping the carer will help both them and the patient. Sometimes people don't get involved because they don't know how to help. Offer to help and take the lead from the person and their carer as to what would help, …

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Barriers to Pain Management

WEBThe way healthcare services are organised can have a significant impact on pain management. Despite the fact that there is good evidence supporting many of the treatments for pain, there is still an 'evidence – practice gap' for cancer pain, and patients continue to unnecessarily experience pain that could be effectively treated

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MBS Items for Nurse Practitioners

WEBMBS. Medicare Initiative. MBS Benefit 85% (as of 01/11/2023) 82200. Professional attendance by a participating nurse practitioner for an obvious problem characterised by the straightforward nature of the task that requires a short patient history and, if required, limited examination and management. $9.00. 82205. Professional attendance by a

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CASE CONFERENCE RESOURCE GUIDE

WEBThis guide aims to address issues of time and resources by simplifying the process of co- ordinating and participating in intentional multi-disciplinary case conferences. • Recent local interest has been shown by key health care providers regarding participation in intentional case conferences.

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Cachexia Anorexia Syndrome

WEBThe cachexia anorexia syndrome is a complex metabolic syndrome associated with cancer and some other palliative conditions. Although the definition of the syndrome varies, symptoms that are usually identified as part of the cachexia anorexia syndrome include weight loss, anorexia, early satiety, fatigue, weakness, anaemia, inflammation and low …

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