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The admission assessment - is a STAS based tool valid to triage patients referred for admission to a specialist palliative care inpatient unit? (2008)
Journal Article
Fergus, C., Nicol, J., & Russell, P. B. (2008). The admission assessment - is a STAS based tool valid to triage patients referred for admission to a specialist palliative care inpatient unit?. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 14, 24-29

Many tools exist to assess the symptoms and needs of palliative care patients, but no tool has been validated to prioritise patients referred for specialist inpatient palliative care. The aim of this study was to produce and validate such a tool. A p... Read More about The admission assessment - is a STAS based tool valid to triage patients referred for admission to a specialist palliative care inpatient unit?.

Improving patient care through partnership and collaboration (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Nicol, J. (2008, January). Improving patient care through partnership and collaboration. Poster presented at Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care, Edinburgh. (Unpublished)

Improving patient care through partnership and collaboration

Is a STAS-based tool valid to triage patients at a specialist palliative care inpatient unit? (2008)
Journal Article
JY Fergus, C., S Nicol, J. & B Russell, P. (2007). Is a STAS-based tool valid to triage patients at a specialist palliative care inpatient unit?. International Journal of Palliative Nursing. 14. (1). 34-39. . ISSN 1357-6321.

Many tools exist to assess the symptoms and needs of palliative care patients, but no tool has been validated to prioritise patients referred for specialist inpatient palliative care. The aim of this study was to produce and validate such a tool.... Read More about Is a STAS-based tool valid to triage patients at a specialist palliative care inpatient unit?.

Palliative day care and spinal cord compression. (2007)
Journal Article
Nicol, J., & Dosser, I. (2006). Palliative day care and spinal cord compression. European journal of palliative care, 14, (235-236). ISSN 1352-2779

It is Friday morning. You are the nurse in charge at a community palliative day care unit and are expecting ten patients to attend. The unit opens Monday to Friday. The consultant in palliative medicine, who covers from the local hospice, is on an... Read More about Palliative day care and spinal cord compression..

Palliative care provision in Huntingtons disease (2007)
Journal Article
Travers, E., Jones, K., & Nicol, J. (2007). Palliative care provision in Huntingtons disease. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 13(3), 125-130

There is currently much interest regarding the needs of people affected by non-malignant disease and whether or not these are being met by palliative care services. The evidence available appears to support the conclusion that while there is a genera... Read More about Palliative care provision in Huntingtons disease.

What does palliative day care mean to you? (2006)
Journal Article
Dosser, I., & Nicol, J. (2005). What does palliative day care mean to you?. European journal of palliative care, 13, (152-155). ISSN 1352-2779

Palliative day care essentially provides specialist, multidisciplinary care incorporating physical, social and psychological support as well as spiritual care in an holistic manner. It also, given the opportunity, addresses the definition and princip... Read More about What does palliative day care mean to you?.

Psychological care in palliative day care. (2006)
Journal Article
Dosser, I., & Nicol, J. (2005). Psychological care in palliative day care. European journal of palliative care, 13, (234-235). ISSN 1352-2779

Mark* is a 49-year-old man with oesophageal cancer and liver metastases; his disease has not responded to chemotherapy. He is married to Margaret who is 38 and has multiple sclerosis (MS). Mark has two sons from a previous marriage and is in con... Read More about Psychological care in palliative day care..

Bereavement in the Workplace (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Nicol, J. (2006, January). Bereavement in the Workplace. Presented at Living with dying, Cruse Bereavement Care Scotland, Scone. (Unpublished)

Bereavement in the workplace.

What makes the Marie Curie MSc such a great success? (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Nicol, J. (2006, January). What makes the Marie Curie MSc such a great success?. Presented at 5th Annual WebCT User Conference, Edinburgh. (Unpublished)

What makes the Marie Curie MSc such a great success?

Communication – difficult questions (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Nicol, J. (2006, January). Communication – difficult questions. Presented at Annual Scottish Chaplaincy Conference, Edinburgh. (Unpublished)

Communication – difficult questions

Triaging Patients for in- patient Palliative Care – is it possible?” (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Nicol, J. (2006, January). Triaging Patients for in- patient Palliative Care – is it possible?”. Poster presented at The Annual Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Conference 2006, London. (Unpublished)

Triaging Patients for in- patient Palliative Care – is it possible?”

Informal to Formal: Nurse Verification of Expected Death (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Nicol, J. (2006, January). Informal to Formal: Nurse Verification of Expected Death. Poster presented at PPDNF Conference “Transformational Practice", Glasgow. (Unpublished)

Informal to Formal: Nurse Verification of Expected Death

Education and development in palliative care. (2005)
Book Chapter
Nicol, J., & Reid, N. (2004). Education and development in palliative care. In J. Lugton, & R. McIntyre (Eds.), Palliative Care: the nursing role(2). Elsevier

Developing an MSc Pathway in Palliative Care (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Nicol, J. (2005, January). Developing an MSc Pathway in Palliative Care. Presented at Escalate and Higher Education Academy, London. (Unpublished)

Developing an MSc Pathway in Palliative Care.