Optimising person- and family-centred end-of-life care during a pandemic [Position Statement]

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Bloomer, Melissa J., Yates, Patsy, Balson, Jessica, Coventry, Alysia, Hewitt, Jayne, Jeong, Sarah Yeun-Sim, Karacsony, Sara, Staaf, Mark, Taylor, Melissa and Virdun, Claudia. (2020). Optimising person- and family-centred end-of-life care during a pandemic [Position Statement] Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Australian College of Nursing.
AuthorsBloomer, Melissa J., Yates, Patsy, Balson, Jessica, Coventry, Alysia, Hewitt, Jayne, Jeong, Sarah Yeun-Sim, Karacsony, Sara, Staaf, Mark, Taylor, Melissa and Virdun, Claudia
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[Extract] This statement identifies the challenges associated with providing end-of-life care during the COVID-19 pandemic and outlines actions required to support the provision of high-quality end-of-life care across multiple practice settings.

Year2020
PublisherAustralian College of Nursing
Place of publicationCanberra, Australian Capital Territory
Page range1-7
Web address (URL)https://www.acn.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/position-statement-optimising-end-of-life-care-during-pandemic.pdf
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Citation: Australian College of Nursing (ACN). 2020, ‘Optimising Person- and Family-Centred End-of-Life Care during COVID-19 – Position Statement’, ACN, Canberra. © ACN 2020

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