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Attitudes Of Nurses To Palliative Care In Nursing Homes In The Perth Metropolitan Region, Lynne Cohen Jan 1995

Attitudes Of Nurses To Palliative Care In Nursing Homes In The Perth Metropolitan Region, Lynne Cohen

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

Zanna and Rempel (1988) have proposed that attitudes are a summary evaluation of an attitude object based on three classes of information, namely: cognitive information, affective information and behavioural information. This model has mainly been tested in the social groups and social policies area investigating two classes of information: cognitive and affective, and therefore there is a need for research to test the validity of this model in other areas. The present study applies the model to the area of palliative care in nursing homes. 76 directors of nursing, 76 clinical nurse specialists, and 76 nursing assistants working in nursing …


Needs Of Terminally Ill Cancer Patients In An In-Patient Hospice Unit, Marylynn C. Oldham Jan 1993

Needs Of Terminally Ill Cancer Patients In An In-Patient Hospice Unit, Marylynn C. Oldham

Theses : Honours

In Western Australia, in-patient hospice/palliative care units are caring for increasing numbers of terminally ill cancer patients. Hospice philosophy is based on the belief that the terminally ill patient in individual needs are of paramount importance. The needs of advanced cancer patients have been researched in the home, for patients continuing or having completed curative treatment, and for patients receiving palliative care. However, there is a lack of literature about the needs of terminally ill cancer patients in in-patient hospices. Using a descriptive approach, this study investigated the needs of six terminally ill cancer patients in a 26 bed in-patient …


Management Of Terminal Illness: The Hospice Concept Of Care, Josefina B. Magno Jun 1991

Management Of Terminal Illness: The Hospice Concept Of Care, Josefina B. Magno

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

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Palliative Care In The 1990s: Special Issues, Derek Doyle Jun 1991

Palliative Care In The 1990s: Special Issues, Derek Doyle

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

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Digest Of The Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine (Fall 1984), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine Oct 1984

Digest Of The Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine (Fall 1984), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

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The Fall 1984 issue of the Digest of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine includes the following articles:

  • PCOM's Fifth President
  • Mayor Proclaims Osteopathic Medicine Week
  • Honoring Galen S. Young, DO
  • Founders Day/Alumni Weekend Schedule
  • Meet the Class of 1988
  • Beth Mulvihill
  • Living a Dream
  • DO Wins Award
  • Philadelphia Fair
  • Fighter Doc Earns Medal
  • News from the OMCP
  • Faculty Notes
  • Alumni News Briefs
  • New Appointments
  • In Memoriam
  • Synapsis Ad