title: Palliative care. 2: Exploring the skills that nurses need to deliver high-quality care.
abstract: The second in this three-part series on palliative care outlines the skills nurses need to deliver effective care. Part 1 examined definitions of palliative care nursing, its core aims and values, and recent policies on end-of-life care. This article explores the evidence base to support the diverse range of knowledge, attitudes and skills needed to provide nursing care for people at the end of life.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health, Staffordshire University and Severn Hospice, Shropshire.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Becker
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D009726:Nurses; D010166:Palliative Care; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom