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In-Home Hospice Nursing: Work And Life Experiences Through The Model Of Human Occupation (Moho) Lens, Courtney L. Schauer
In-Home Hospice Nursing: Work And Life Experiences Through The Model Of Human Occupation (Moho) Lens, Courtney L. Schauer
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The purpose of this study was to analyze the daily lives of in-home hospice nurses in order to learn what life experiences, attitudes, and strategies contribute to their abilities in caring for patients who are terminally ill using the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO). Additionally, the study sought to understand how working in hospice care affects the everyday lives of the nurses outside of their workplace. The research questions were, “How do the interests, values, personal causation (motivation), habits, and roles of an in-home hospice nurse affect their occupational performance in caring for the terminally ill?” and “In what ways …