Nursing interventions for dyspnoea management among inpatients with cancer in palliative care.

Background: Dyspnoea, a commonly reported symptom among patients with cancer, necessitates the need for appropriate non-pharmacological interventions for its management and suitable assessment scales.

Aims: To explore the nursing interventions and assessment scales for managing dyspnoea in patients with cancer receiving palliative care.

Methods: Systematic review.

Nurses' Informatics Competency Assessment of Health Information System Usage: A Cross-sectional Survey.

Nurses' informatics competencies are nurses' professional requirements to guarantee the quality of patient care and affect nurses' use of health information systems. The purpose of this survey was to describe nurses' perceptions of their informatics competencies regarding health information system usage. A previously tested web-based questionnaire with multiple-choice questions was sent to nurses whose e-mail address was available through three Finnish Nursing Associations (N = 58 276).

End-of-Life Discussions From the Perspective of Social Care and Healthcare Professionals in Palliative Care.

This study describes the state of end-of-life discussions in Finland. A qualitative descriptive study with thematic interviews was conducted. Data were gathered from palliative care unit nurses, physicians and social workers.

Social and healthcare professionals' experiences of end-of-life care planning and documentation in palliative care.

Aim: To explore social and healthcare professionals' experiences of end-of-life (EOL) care planning and documentation in palliative care.

Design: A qualitative study with narrative methodology.

Methods: A narrative method with interviews was used.