An audit of out-of-hours advice services provided by hospice staff.
Int J Palliat Nurs
; 6(7): 352-6, 2000.
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ABSTRACT
For those giving and receiving health care there will always be problems and queries which occur outside of normal office hours. Palliative care is no exception. It was found that Queenscourt Hospice in Southport was being used as an accessible point of contact for specialist palliative care advice by patients, relatives and health professionals. In response, an audit was undertaken to monitor the frequency and substance of the many drop-in visits and telephone calls to the hospice. The results showed that almost half of the calls/visits received are outside office hours. This article describes the nature of the calls and the advice offered by the staff taking the call. As the majority of the 'out-of-hours' calls/visits were taken by nursing staff, it was necessary for them to draw on their specialist palliative care knowledge and communication skills to make an assessment of how best to deal with each situation. As a result of the audit, several organizational and educational initiatives have been developed to further improve the service offered.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Líneas Directas
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Hospitales para Enfermos Terminales
/
Auditoría de Enfermería
Tipo de estudio:
Evaluation_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Palliat Nurs
Asunto de la revista:
ENFERMAGEM
Año:
2000
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido