Staff perceptions of the impact of the Liverpool Care Pathway in aged residential care in New Zealand.

Aim: To determine staff perceptions of the impact of the Liverpool Care Pathway for the dying patient (LCP) in three aged residential care facilities in New Zealand.

Methods: A mixed methodology approach was adopted, including the use of a survey, focus groups, and individual interviews.

Findings: Fifteen of 194 staff participated in the focus groups (five nurses and nine health-care assistants).

Staff perceptions of end-of-life care following implementation of the liverpool care pathway for the dying patient in the acute care setting: a New Zealand perspective.

Background And Methods: Ensuring appropriate palliative and end-of-life (EOL) care in the acute environment is complex and challenging. The Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) aims to support staff to provide holistic EOL care utilizing a structured framework to prompt and guide care. We report on the post-implementation findings of a mixed methodology (survey and focus group [FG] forums) study into staff perceptions of EOL care following the pilot implementation of the LCP into two acute wards.

Staff perceptions of end-of-life care in aged residential care: a New Zealand perspective.

Background: Increasingly, aged residential care (ARC) facilities are places where the lives of older people with complex care needs end. Hence, end-of-life (EOL) care is a significant component of work for ARC staff. In the absence of New Zealand research, staff perceptions of EOL care were sought at three aged-care facilities in a New Zealand District Health Board region.

Staff perceptions of end-of-life care in the acute care setting: a New Zealand perspective.

Background: Understanding current end of life (EOL) care delivery in acute care is an important prerequisite to positively influencing practice, and published New Zealand (NZ) and international data are limited. Therefore, staff perceptions of EOL care in the hospital setting were investigated via survey. This article presents key findings.