Robinson, J., Gott, M., Gardiner, C. orcid.org/0000-0003-1785-7054 et al. (1 more author) (2017) Specialist palliative care nursing and the philosophy of palliative care: a critical discussion. International Journal of Palliative Nursing , 23 (7). pp. 352-358. ISSN 1357-6321
Abstract
Nursing is the largest regulated health professional workforce providing palliative care across a range of clinical settings. Historically, palliative care nursing has been informed by a strong philosophy of care which is soundly articulated in palliative care policy, research and practice. Indeed, palliative care is now considered to be an integral component of nursing practice regardless of the specialty or clinical setting. However, there has been a change in the way palliative care is provided. Upstreaming and mainstreaming of palliative care and the dominance of a biomedical model with increasing medicalisation and specialisation are key factors in the evolution of contemporary palliative care and are likely to impact on nursing practice. Using a critical reflection of the authors own experiences and supported by literature and theory from seminal texts and contemporary academic, policy and clinical literature, this discussion paper will explore the influence of philosophy on nursing knowledge and theory in the context of an evolving model of palliative care.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 Elsevier. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in International Journal of Palliative Nursing. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Medicalisation; Palliative nursing; Philosophy; Specialisation |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Nursing and Midwifery (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 06 Sep 2017 08:59 |
Last Modified: | 29 Jan 2018 01:38 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.12968/ijpn.2017.23.7.352 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Mark Allen Healthcare |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.12968/ijpn.2017.23.7.352 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:120913 |