title: Palliative care 3: using palliative nursing skills in clinical practice.
abstract: Implementing a philosophy of care which emphasises quality of life, holism, futility and family involvement and sees death as a natural end of life is an enormous challenge for nurses in current complex healthcare environments. This article explores the practice-based reality of using the palliative approach in multiple settings and the challenges in such care.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health, Staffordshire University and Severn Hospice, Shropshire.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Becker
mesh_terms: D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D004739:England; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011788:Quality of Life