Education, implementation, and policy barriers to greater integration of palliative care: a literature review
Background: Early integration of palliative care into the management of patients with serious
disease has the potential to both improve quality of life of patients and families and reduce …
disease has the potential to both improve quality of life of patients and families and reduce …
The nature of suffering and the goals of nursing
B Ferrell, N Coyle - 2008 - jamanetwork.com
takes the reader on a scholarly journey into the nature of suffering and the unique and
profound role played by the nursing profession in recognizing, alleviating, and bearing …
profound role played by the nursing profession in recognizing, alleviating, and bearing …
The emotional labor of personal grief in palliative care: Balancing caring and professional identities
The paid provision of care for dying persons and their families blends commodified emotion
work and attachments to two often-conflicting role identities: the caring person and the …
work and attachments to two often-conflicting role identities: the caring person and the …
[HTML][HTML] Caring for dying patients in the nursing home: Voices from frontline nursing home staff
JG Cagle, KT Unroe, M Bunting, BL Bernard… - Journal of pain and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Context Nursing homes are an important site for end-of-life care, yet little is known about the
perspectives of the frontline staff who provide a majority of this care. Objective To describe …
perspectives of the frontline staff who provide a majority of this care. Objective To describe …
Conversations about end of life: perspectives of nursing home residents, family, and staff
Background: Care in nursing homes (NHs) often overlooks individual values and
preferences. Residents' voices are critical to discussions about preferences, yet there …
preferences. Residents' voices are critical to discussions about preferences, yet there …
Dying in times of COVID-19: Experiences in different care settings–An online questionnaire study among bereaved relatives (the CO-LIVE study)
B Yildiz, IJ Korfage, EFE Witkamp… - Palliative …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic and restricting measures have affected end-of-life
care across different settings. Aim: To compare experiences of bereaved relatives with end …
care across different settings. Aim: To compare experiences of bereaved relatives with end …
Knowledge and perceived competence among nurses caring for the dying in long-term care homes
K Brazil, S Kaasalainen, C McAiney… - … journal of palliative …, 2012 - magonlinelibrary.com
Background: The quality of care provided to dying long-term care (LTC) residents is often
inadequate, which may be due to the lack of formal training that LTC staff receive in …
inadequate, which may be due to the lack of formal training that LTC staff receive in …
Terminal care: the last weeks of life
WM Plonk Jr, RM Arnold - Journal of palliative medicine, 2005 - liebertpub.com
Background: The care of patients in their last weeks of life is a fundamental palliative care
skill, but few evidence-based reviews have focused on this critical period. Method: A …
skill, but few evidence-based reviews have focused on this critical period. Method: A …
Sources of stress for family members of nursing home residents with advanced dementia
The sources of stress for families of nursing home (NH) residents with advanced dementia
have not been well described. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 16 family …
have not been well described. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 16 family …
Physicians “missing in action”: Family perspectives on physician and staffing problems in end‐of‐life care in the nursing home
Objectives: To understand the roles of physicians and staff in nursing homes in relation to
end‐of‐life care through narrative interviews with family members close to a decedent …
end‐of‐life care through narrative interviews with family members close to a decedent …