<title>Abstract</title> <bold>Background:</bold> End-of-life (EOL) wounds, including unavoidable pressure injuries (PIs) and skin failure, are similar to PIs. Differentiating between these wounds is difficult, so we developed an EOL wound assessment tool for use in dying adults aid clinicians. The study aim was determine the feasibility of a larger multisite by testing protocol establishing interrater reliability new tool. <bold>Methods:</bold>This conducted medical palliative care units at...

Aims and Objectives To examine wound assessment management in patients following surgery to compare these practices with current evidence‐based guidelines for the prevention of surgical site infection across one healthcare services district Queensland, Australia. Background Despite innovations techniques, technological advances environmental improvements operating room, use prophylactic antibiotics, infections remain a major source morbidity mortality surgery. Design A retrospective clinical...

Safe medication management is a cornerstone of nursing practice. Nurses prepare patients for discharge which includes the ongoing safe administration medications. Medication reconciliation at hospital an interprofessional activity that helps to identify and rectify discrepancies or errors ensure accuracy completeness medications information. have role in safety; however, their involvement poorly described. The study's aim was describe acute care nurses' perceptions roles responsibilities...

Voluntary assisted dying was legalized in Victoria, Australia June 2019, and the first jurisdiction internationally to legislatively mandate training for doctors conducting eligibility assessments of patients. Mandatory designed as a safeguard ensure compliance within system, so that only eligible patients would gain access voluntary dying.This article outlines development mandated prior undertaking dying. The addressed required legal knowledge, including doctors' roles, duties protections,...

Objective: To explore the barriers to, and enablers of, successful implementation of voluntary assisted dying into acute care health settings identify strategies that contribute to in these settings. Background: In jurisdictions where is legal, some people choose end their lives How integrated as an end-of-life option for patients emerging area research. Study Design Methods: A two-phase process was adopted. First, a systematic mixed studies review undertaken themes associated with provision...

Abstract Objective To investigate ED and intensive care unit healthcare professionals' perspectives knowledge of the law that underpins end‐of‐life decision‐making in Queensland, Australia. Methods An online survey with questions about perspectives, perceived, actual, was distributed by professional organisations medical practitioners, nurses social workers who work Queensland EDs units. Results The responses 126 professionals were included final analysis. Most respondents agreed relevant to...

Eligibility criteria determine a crucial question for all voluntary assisted dying frameworks: who can access assistance to die? This article undertakes critical and comparative analysis of these across five legal existing laws in Victoria, Western Australia, Oregon Canada, along with model Bill reform. Key aspects analysed are capacity requirements; the nature medical condition that will qualify; any required suffering. There many similarities between models but there also important...

Abstract The number of countries introducing voluntary assisted dying (VAD) laws is increasing. Actively taking steps to end a person's life contentious so implementing these into healthcare services presents unique challenges. Theoretically underpinned by the Advocacy Coalition Framework, this study identified beliefs classes stakeholders who engaged with parliamentary process associated introduction VAD in Queensland, Australia. Submissions about made inquiry were allocated class and...

Over many years, different theories have been developed to guide the social practices and policies of institutions so that they demonstrate equal concern respect for all, satisfy requirements justice. Although normative principles described in a theory may support just institutions, whether this results outcomes will depend on how decisions implement are made actioned. As societal institution charged with caring people, ensuring is distinct healthcare. Relationships within constitutive human...

In 2017, Victoria became the first state in Australia to pass legislation permitting voluntary assisted dying. Under this law, only those people who are near end of their lives may access dying, and because many these require nursing care manage progression illness or symptoms, it will invariably have an impact on practice. The Victorian law includes a series procedural steps as safeguards ensure that operates intended. To support choose dying practice safely within boundaries nurses must be...

Background and objectives General practitioners (GPs) require accurate medication information to care for recently discharged hospital patients. Pre-discharge reconciliation improves the accuracy of patient lists that GPs receive. This study aimed explore GPs’ perceptions accuracy, completeness timeliness discharge information, how they undertake reconciliation. Methods Using a cross-sectional online survey, quantitative qualitative data were collected from convenience sample practising...

Eligibility criteria in voluntary assisted dying legislation determine access to assistance die. This article undertakes the practical exercise of analysing whether each following nine medical conditions can provide an individual with dying: cancer, motor neurone disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary kidney Alzheimer’s anorexia, frailty, spinal cord injury and Huntington’s disease. analysis occurs across five legal frameworks: Victoria, Western Australia, a model Bill Oregon Canada. The...