TY - JOUR
T1 - Barriers and Facilitators to Providing Palliative Care in Rural Communities: A Nursing Perspective
AU - Kaasalainen, S
AU - Brazil, Kevin
AU - Williams, A
AU - Wilson, D
AU - Willison, K
AU - Marshall, D
AU - Taniguchi, A
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Nursing plays a key role in the coordination and delivery of palliative care services
in rural settings. The purpose of this study is to identify barriers and enablers to
providing palliative care in rural communities from a nursing perspective. This
study utilized a qualitative descriptive design. Findings highlighted that the
remoteness, limited access to resources and professional practice barriers created
challenges for nurses as they tried to provide quality palliative care to their clients.
System-related barriers were identified and included: lack of services, funding
issues, and poor continuity of care. Despite these barriers, nurses drew from
supports to optimize palliative care such as using a team approach to care, centers, utilizing local case managers and informal community members, and using
palliative care resources. These results may help inform policy decisions around
the needs of nurses who practice in rural settings to provide quality care to
individuals who are dying and their families.
AB - Nursing plays a key role in the coordination and delivery of palliative care services
in rural settings. The purpose of this study is to identify barriers and enablers to
providing palliative care in rural communities from a nursing perspective. This
study utilized a qualitative descriptive design. Findings highlighted that the
remoteness, limited access to resources and professional practice barriers created
challenges for nurses as they tried to provide quality palliative care to their clients.
System-related barriers were identified and included: lack of services, funding
issues, and poor continuity of care. Despite these barriers, nurses drew from
supports to optimize palliative care such as using a team approach to care, centers, utilizing local case managers and informal community members, and using
palliative care resources. These results may help inform policy decisions around
the needs of nurses who practice in rural settings to provide quality care to
individuals who are dying and their families.
M3 - Article
VL - 7
SP - 4
EP - 19
JO - Journal of Rural and Community Development
JF - Journal of Rural and Community Development
IS - 4
ER -