title: Improving terminal care at home: can district nurses act as catalysts?
abstract: District nurses from eight general practices in Devon attended a 3-day course on 'Improving terminal care for cancer patients at home'. The course was learner-centred. It was designed to motivate the nurses to introduce management changes aimed at improving terminal care in the practices in which they worked. Follow-up over 3 years showed that in each practice improved communication had taken place between the nurses and doctors. The doctors had greater understanding of the nurses' roles and skills.
authors.forename: R V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011637:Public Health Nursing / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000458:organization & administration*