At the recent European Association of Palliative Care (EAPC) conference in Vienna, Catherine Walshe stated: 'Nurses and nursing as a profession are keen to highlight their contribution to the care of patients in the palliative phase of illness' (Walshe, 2009: 33). Yet are we as palliative nurses good at doing this?Various authors have attempted to define the contribution made by the nurse within the palliative care context (Heslin and Bramwell 1989; Degner et al 1991; De Vlieger et al, 2004). It is suggested by Davies and Oberle (1990) that the nurse's role in palliative care is valuing, connecting, empowering, doing for, finding meaning and preserving own integrity. More recently, Becker (2009) explored the skills needed to provide high-quality end-of-life care and highlighted communication, teamwork, physical care, life closure, psychosocial and intrapersonal skills.
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机译：在最近在维也纳召开的欧洲姑息治疗协会（EAPC）会议上，凯瑟琳·沃尔什（Catherine Walshe）表示：“护士和护理专业渴望着重强调其在疾病姑息治疗阶段对患者护理的贡献”（Walshe，2009：33） ）。然而，我们作为姑息治疗护士擅长于此吗？各种各样的作者试图界定护士在姑息治疗方面的贡献（Heslin和Bramwell，1989; Degner等，1991; De Vlieger等，2004）。 Davies和Oberle（1990）提出，护士在姑息治疗中的作用是重视，联系，授权，做事，寻找意义并保持自己的正直。最近，贝克尔（Becker，2009年）探讨了提供优质临终关怀所需的技能，并着重强调了沟通，团队合作，身体护理，生活封闭，社会心理和人际交往能力。
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