title: Developing standards in palliative care.
abstract: Palliative care is an area of nursing that demands special skills and deserves standards of excellence. Standards are vital for the monitoring of patient care. Standards ensure that all staff are aware of the level of care to be delivered. Palliative care should be given to all patients who are dying, not just those with cancer. Before standards can be created, a philosophy of care must be written. Time limits must be set and adhered to.
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Marsh
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000592:standards*