Improving palliative care.
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.
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Milford Nursing Home, Limerick.
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