Browsing by Subjects (CINAHL) "Terminally Ill Patients"
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Between this world and the next: The lived experience of having a life-threatening illness
Wonderings about hospice patients' experience of dying evolved into the question, “What is it like to have a life-threatening illness?” That question guided this interpretive phenomenological inquiry. Phenomenology ... -
Exploring nurses' perceptions of dignity during end-of-life care
(2017-12-22)The purpose of this qualitative grounded theory study was to understand nurses’ perceptions of care that supports patients’ dignity during hospitalization at the end of life, ... -
Hopeful adults with advanced stage cancer: nature, influences, focus, and patterns of hope over time
The diagnosis of terminal cancer begins one of the most complex and challenging individual experiences of human life that requires multiple coping responses, one of those being hope. There are limited knowledge and few ... -
An investigation of suffering through the examination of the lived experiences of hospice patients
Although there is a historical and philosophical link between nursing and the suffering of people, a review of literature revealed that there are only a limited number of articles treating suffering conceptually or ... -
Nurses' attitudes toward assisting patients/families with end-of-life decision-making
Nurses often feel unable to help with decision-making near the end of life. The purpose of this study was to develop an instrument to measure medical-surgical nurses' attitudes toward assisting patients and families with ... -
The perceptions of advocacy behaviors in end-of-life nursing care among novice, experienced and expert nurses
Nurses have difficulty describing the steps of advocacy to guide practice. In order to improve the status of end-of-life care, nurse educators need to be cognizant of the advocate role in nursing practice. The purpose of ...