THE 2011 ANTIPODE AAG LECTURE Whose Responsibility Is It? Obligation, Citizenship and Social Welfare

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Breaking bad news - whose responsibility is it?

This module considers different aspects of communicating a cancer diagnosis to the patient. Using a UK study, it looks at who breaks bad news in cancer care, frameworks for breaking bad news and the role of nurses.

Health promotion: whose responsibility is it?

Oncology nurses often educate patients and encourage them to adopt a healthy lifestyle. Where does this responsibility begin and end? Another new year is upon us. Human nature encourages people to strive to do better. Consequently, each new year, millions of people resolve to make changes in their lives. This year I will . . . stop smoking, eat better, walk more, get a mammogram, reduce stress,...

Social Entrepreneurship : whose responsibility is it anyway ? 21 November 2001 The false premises of Social Entrepreneurship

Whose responsibility is it to make life worth living?

In this editorial, we hope to reflect the image of current care, often labeled as good care, in nursing homes. The data are anecdotal, based on our visits to several clinical team meetings in nursing homes, but they raise issues which are common and need to receive higher priority. We describe seven resident vignettes that were presented in the team meetings. Ms. A. calls out all the time, unle...