Pain is the most common and distressing symptom for children at the end of life, with management challenges causing significant distress for patients and caregivers. This review aims to identify the existing literature on the use of patient-controlled analgesia for the paediatric palliative care population requiring symptom management at the end of life. The findings highlight the need for nurse clinicians, leaders, researchers, and educators to collaborate in identifying and implementing evidence-based and effective policies. To read more click here.
Authored by Senior Children’s Nurse, Rosemarie Hanna from NI Children’s Hospice/Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, PCRN member Dr Felicity Hasson and PCRN member Dr Esther Beck, and ECRF member Dr Sinead Keeney from Ulster University.
Cancer screening programmes are key public health initiatives designed to reduce morbidity and mortality through early detection. However, although evidence suggests lower screening uptake among adults with intellectual disabilities, the balance of benefits and harms remains unclear. Therefore, this systematic review aims to examine health outcomes (mortality, morbidity) and potential harms of cancer screening in this population. To read more click here.
Authored by PCRN member Dr Martin McMahon Trinity College Dublin, and his colleagues.
Physical restraint is frequently used in intensive care unit patients but is associated with physical and psychological complications, requires evidence-based, multidisciplinary reduction strategies. In intensive care unit settings, many patients are receiving end-of-life care, making patient-centred approaches, symptom management, and minimising distress critical components of daily care practices. This study presents a multidisciplinary, evidence-based physical restraint reduction care bundle that give importance not only physical but also holistic and ethical nursing care in critical and end-of-life contexts. To access the paper, please contact with bertugrul@aiihpc.org.
Authored by AIIHPC Research Support and Knowledge Translation Lead Dr Busra Ertugrul, Prof Dilek Ozden from Dokuz Eylul University, and Prof Koen Milisen from KU Leuven.
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