title: Improving palliative care.
abstract: Any service improvement project requires planning, action and evaluation. Using a recognised quality improvement framework can offer a structured approach to implementing and assessing changes to patient care. This article describes how use of the Deming Cycle has helped to identify nurses' learning needs.
authors.affiliation: Milford Nursing Home, Limerick.
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moran
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000592:standards*; D009740:Nursing Staff; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000592:standards*; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000592:standards