Browsing by Author "Isaacson, Mary J."
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The closing composition: End-of-life communication strategies
Isaacson, Mary J.; Minton, Mary Elizabeth (2017-06-14)Background: Globally, palliative care at end-of-life (EOL) is indicated for over 19 million adults (Connor & Bermedo, 2014). Palliative and EOL care encompasses physical, psychosocial, and spiritual changes which ... -
Cultural relevancy of palliative and end-of-life care: Conversations with Indigenous elders
Isaacson, Mary J. (2016-03-21)Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015: Purpose: Access to palliative and end-of-life (EOL) care is severely limited for South Dakota (SD) Native American/American Indians [NA/AI] (Isaacson et al., 2014), which is ... -
Nurses and spiritual care: A willingness to go there
Varilek, Brandon Michael; O'Connell-Persaud, Shannon; Stadick, Jessica Lee; Isaacson, Mary J.; Minton, Mary Elizabeth (2017-09-18)The purpose of this presentation is to share the qualitative findings specific to a nursing perspective on spiritual care based on a multi-method study conducted to explore nurse comfort with communication regarding ... -
The paradox of respect and risk: Six Lakota adolescents speak
Isaacson, Mary J.Adolescence is a time of turbulence as young people stretch parental boundaries, seeking where they fit in society. For many American Indian adolescents this time involves the initiation of dangerous high-risk behaviors. ... -
Rural and urban nurse's palliative and end-of-life communication: Where is the comfort?
Minton, Mary Elizabeth; Isaacson, Mary J. (2017-09-29)Nurse communication in palliative and end-of-life care requires the ability to comfortably address patient and family concerns such as difficult news and end-of-life decision making.