Generalists in palliative care and professionals with specialized expertise, including palliative care nurses, achieve high-quality palliative care. To strengthen their role, it is essential to understand the tasks palliative care nurses perform and their position within the organizations. We aim to …

In dit boek introduceert Bregje Termeer het onderzoeksprogramma van het lectoraat Diversiteit en Inclusiviteit in het Hoger Onderwijs, waarin vernieuwende onderzoekslijnen worden ontwikkeld. Deze lijnen verbinden theorie en praktijk door praktijkgericht onderzoek naar hoe onderwijsprofessionals effectief …

As migrant populations age, the care system is confronted with the question how to respond to care needs of an increasingly diverse population of older adults. We used qualitative intersectional analysis to examine differential preferences and experiences with care at the end of life of twenty-five patients …

Due to the variegated nature of the teaching profession system, different actors operating in this system (teachers, school leaders, policy makers) are inevitably intertwined and assumably influence each other’s sensemaking processes, especially when system-wide educational change occurs. Gaining insight …

The generalist-plus-specialist palliative care model is endorsed worldwide. In the Netherlands, the competencies and profile of the generalist provider of palliative care has been described on all professional levels in nursing and medicine. However, there is no clear description of what specialized …

Bijna de helft van de Nederlandse volwassenen voelt zich eenzaam. Tussen 2012 en 2022 is het percentage dat zich matig of sterk eenzaam voelt toegenomen van 39% naar 49%. Het percentage volwassenen dat zich sterk eenzaam voelt, nam toe van 8 naar 14% (VZinfo, 2023). De inrichting van de openbare ruimte …

Het generalist-plus-specialistische palliatieve zorgmodel wordt wereldwijd onderschreven. In Nederland zijn de competenties en het profiel van de generalistische aanbieder van palliatieve zorg beschreven op alle professionele niveaus in de verpleegkunde en geneeskunde.

In the Netherlands, palliative care is provided by generalist healthcare professionals (HCPs) if possible and by palliative care specialists if necessary. However, it still needs to be clarifed what specialist expertise entails, what specialized care consists of, and which training or work experience …

In the intensive care unit (ICU) relatives play a crucial role as surrogate decision-makers, since most patients cannot communicate due to their illness and treatment. Their level of involvement in decision-making can affect their psychological well-being. During the COVID-19 pandemic, relatives’ involvement …