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Nursing Faculty And Care Of The Dying, Jessi Balagtas
Nursing Faculty And Care Of The Dying, Jessi Balagtas
The Eleanor Mann School of Nursing Undergraduate Honors Theses
Background: There is a demand for effective and efficient palliative and end of life nursing care that will meet the needs of the aging Baby Boomer generation. Though advancement has been made, palliative and end of life care for the seriously ill adult is still lacking. That deficiency can be traced to deficiency in nursing education. Further still, nursing faculty attitudes, knowledge and self-efficacy in palliative care may present a barrier for adequate palliative care nursing curriculum.
Objective: Explore the current knowledge, attitudes and self-efficacy of nursing faculty regarding care for seriously ill adults.
Methods and Design: A quantitative, descriptive …