Bowers Ben, Roderick Sarah, Arnold Sally
Cambridgeshire Community Services Trust.
Nurs Times. 2010;106(32):14-6.
Dying in a place of one's choice is considered to be a quantifiable measure of the effectiveness of end of life services in primary care. Although most people say they would prefer to die in their own home, very few actually do so. This article looks at how a team of community nurses and GPs changed their practice by using recognised end of life care tools. These helped practitioners in supporting adults with terminal illnesses to die in a place of their choice. A subsequent audit of patients' actual place of death against their preferred place demonstrates how working in more integrated ways has helped.
在自己选择的地方离世被视为衡量初级医疗保健中临终服务有效性的一项可量化指标。尽管大多数人表示希望在家中离世，但实际上很少有人能如愿。本文探讨了一组社区护士和全科医生如何通过使用公认的临终护理工具来改变他们的做法。这些工具帮助从业者支持身患绝症的成年人在他们选择的地方离世。随后针对患者实际死亡地点与他们偏好地点的审计表明了以更综合的方式开展工作所带来的成效。
