Nursing Students' Perceptions of Learning Needs Toward End-of-Life Care: A Focus Group Exploration
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Undergraduate Nurses Perspectives on End-of-Life Care
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Patricia Anne Poirier, PhD, School of Nursing, University of Maine, Orono, Maine, USA
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- Omicron at-Large
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Abstract
A series of focus groups were conducted with undergraduate baccalaureate nursing students to explore their perceptions of their learning needs in regards to providing palliative and end of life care to patients and families.
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44th Biennial Convention 2017 Theme: Influence Through Action: Advancing Global Health, Nursing, and Midwifery.
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2017-09-28T16:37:56Z
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| Type | Presentation |
| Acquisition | Proxy-submission |
| Review Type | Abstract Review Only: Reviewed by Event Host |
| Format | Text-based Document |
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| Keywords | End of Life Care; Perceptions of Learning Needs; Undergraduate Nursing Students |
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| Name | 44th Biennial Convention |
| Host | Sigma Theta Tau International, the Honor Society of Nursing |
| Location | Indianapolis, Indiana, USA |
| Date | 2017 |
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