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Evaluation Of Palliative Care Awareness Among Hospitalized Patients And Their Relatives In Türkiye, Füsun Uzgör, Ayşe Özkaraman, Hülya Özen

Makara Journal of Health Research

Background: Today, with the advances in medical knowledge and technology, chronic diseases have increased worldwide in parallel with the prolonging life expectancy and the aging of the population. This has increased the need for palliative care in the delivery of medical services. This study aimed to evaluate the palliative care awareness and level of knowledge of inpatients receiving health services in a university hospital and their relatives in Türkiye.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out with 360 patients and their relatives who volunteered to participate in the research. The study data were collected in face-to-face interviews using …

Undergraduate Nursing Students’ Simulation Experiences With End-Of-Life Care In A Rural Setting: A Scoping Review, Christopher Norman Msn, Aprn, Gnp-Bc, Jodi Sutherland Phd, Rn, Acrn, Cne, Lori Marie Sprague Phd, Rn, Chse, Deborah Palmer Ms, Rn, Alma Rood Msn, Rn, Laura Lipke Ms, Mlis, Ahip

Nursing Faculty Scholarship

Objective: The purpose of this scoping review is to provide nurse educators and nurse leaders in practice with the findings on the state of the science surrounding undergraduate nursing education simulation-based experiences focused on end-of-life (EOL) care in rural settings. This scoping review aims to identify undergraduate nursing student experiences with EOL care in the rural setting and identify key simulation-based educational strategies utilized in undergraduate nursing programs to inform educational programs about simulation practices. The outcome of this review is intended to advance nursing education to better prepare future nurses for practice and to develop competence in providing EOL …

School Of Nursing Newsletter Fall 2024, Southern Adventist University

Southern Nursing - School of Nursing Newsletter

The Fall 2024 issue of the newsletter features information on the Fall 2023 NCLEX pass rate, Giving Day success, and alumni recognitions.

[Excerpt From] Anatomy Of Writing For Publication For Nurses (5th Ed.), Cynthia Saver

Sigma Publications: Book Excerpts

This item record pertains to an excerpt from Anatomy of Writing for Publication for Nurses, 5th Edition, which is provided free of charge by the publisher.

About this book:

If you need to make the leap from single sentences to a published manuscript, you will find valuable help and resources in this fully updated fifth edition of Anatomy of Writing for Publication for Nurses.

In this practical and useful guide, lead author and editor Cynthia Saver removes the fear and confusion surrounding the writing and publishing process. Along the way, 25 of nursing's top writing experts and decision-makers …

[Excerpt From] Hospice & Palliative Care Handbook: Quality, Compliance, And Reimbursement (4th Ed.), Tina M. Marrelli, Jennifer Kennedy

Sigma Publications: Book Excerpts

This item record pertains to an excerpt and additional resources from Hospice & Palliative Care Handbook: Quality, Compliance, and Reimbursement, Fourth Edition, which is provided free of charge by the publisher.

About this book: Hospice & Palliative Care Handbook, 4th Ed., offers updated coverage of all aspects of hospice and palliative care for the entire healthcare team who provide important care while meeting difficult multilevel regulations. This edition includes examples and strategies covering key topics related to standards, guidelines, goals, and effective care planning.

New to this edition are:

• Expanded pediatric and geriatric clinical care guidelines
• More robust …

Utilizing Podcast Education To Improve Nurse Knowledge, Confidence, And Behaviors Related To Palliative Care Conversations In The Intensive Care Unit, Brittany Estridge

DNP Projects

Background: The personal connection that Registered Nurses (RNs) build with patients and their families puts them at the forefront of many conversations during the patient’s stay in the intensive care unit (ICU). Some of the most difficult conversations are related to palliative care (PC). It can be challenging to know how to respond to the complex questions posed in palliative care conversations (PCC) when patients and their caregivers are making decisions that will alter the course of the patient’s treatment, as well as affect the quality and length of their life.

Purpose: Nurses receive inadequate training in PCC. The purpose …

The Caregiver's Conflict: The Toll Of Death And Dying On Nurses' Mental Health And Wellbeing, Madison Brown

Student Works

A major responsibility for nurses is caring for patients during the end-of-life process, as well as helping families and patients cope with the death and dying process. It is well known that death and dying greatly impacts families, but little holistic research has been done on how death and dying impacts nurses’ mental and emotional wellbeing. Using databases Google Scholar, Web of Science, and EBSCO, 14 articles were analyzed regarding the impact of death on nurses’ mental health. Results show that the age of a patient plays a bigger role on death impact than nursing specialty does, as younger patients’ …

Guided Imagery And Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Pain, Brandy Alicia Kirk

Evidence-Based Practice Project Reports

The standard of care in the treatment for women diagnosed with breast cancer includes identification and biopsy of the sentinel lymph nodes (SLN) of the breast (Chaterjee et al., 2017; Kneece, 2017). The process of identifying the SLNs involves radioisotope injections into or near the areola. Because this area is highly sensitive, women report this procedure to be considerably painful. The purpose of this evidence-based practice (EBP) project was to determine if the provision of a 5-minute session of guided imagery (GI), as a complementary alternative medicine, prior to SLN injections was effective in mitigating reports of procedural pain. A …

The Essential Characteristics Of An Effective Hospice And Palliative Care Nurse, Alexis Doyle

The Eleanor Mann School of Nursing Undergraduate Honors Theses

No abstract provided.

Physician Behaviors, Nursing, And Other Obstacles In End-Of-Life Care: Additional Critical Care Nurse Perceptions, Elizabeth Elouise Willmore

Theses and Dissertations

Background: Critical Care Nurses (CCNs) frequently provide end of life (EOL) care in intensive care units (ICUs). Barriers to EOL care in ICUs exist and have been previously published, but qualitative reports from CCNs themselves remain scarce. Qualitative data exploring barriers faced during ICU EOL care may increase awareness of obstacles and help remove them. Objective: Excluding family experiences, what are the major themes recounted by CCNs when asked to share common obstacles experienced in providing ICU EOL care? Methods: Members of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses were randomly surveyed and responses to a single qualitative question were used. …

Nurse's Comfort In Palliative Care: A National Survey, Amisha Parekh De Campos, Kyounghae Kim

Biennial Convention (CONV)

A cross-sectional survey of nurses in the United States showed comfort in caring for palliative and hospice care patients required at least five years of experience. Even after five years, opportunity existed to increase comfort levels. Training registered nurses in advance care planning should be a priority in patient care.

Elnec Core Module 1: Palliative Nursing Care, Betty Rolling Ferrell, Pamela Malloy, Polly M. Mazanec, Judith Ann Paice, Patrick Coyne

General Submissions: Presentations (Oral and Poster)

Describe the role of the nurse in providing quality palliative care for patients across the lifespan. Identify the need for collaborating with interdisciplinary team members while implementing the nursing role in palliative care. Recognize changes in population demographics, healthcare economics, and service delivery that necessitate improved professional preparation for palliative care. Describe the philosophy and principles of hospice and palliative care that can be integrated across settings to affect quality care at the end of life. Discuss aspects of assembling physiological, psychological, spiritual, and social domains of quality of life for patients and families facing a life‐threatening illness or event.

Elnec Pediatric 2018: Module 1, Betty Rolling Ferrell, Pamela Malloy, Polly M. Mazanec, Judith Ann Paice, Patrick Coyne, Amy Haskamp

General Submissions: Presentations (Oral and Poster)

Principles of Hospice & Palliative Care for Children

Child and family as unit of care with attention to caregiver support

Adolescents and young adults have distinctive needs

Attention to physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs

Prisons As Learning Environments For Nursing And Public Health Practice, Mary Bouchaud, Phd, Rn, Madeline Brooks

College of Nursing Posters

Background:

Challenges in Securing Community Nursing Rotation Sites Eighteen years of providing clinical placement for Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) students has demonstrated that community-based educational opportunities are shrinking due to:

•Increased regulatory requirements

•Competing numbers of nursing schools

•Increasing student enrollment

•Decreasing availability of community resources capable and willing to precept students

These issues present challenges to preparing students for nursing practice. A college of nursing at an urban, academic health center found a solution by working with unexpected partners – maximum security prisons and juvenile detention centers.

A Novel Solution: Partnerships with Prisons

Several factors make prisons …

Multi-Symptom Management In Hospice Patients During End-Of-Life Transition, Ashley N. B. Sirianni

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this quality improvement project is to compare the provider’s perception following an educational model of using single symptom management versus multi-symptom management during the end-of-life transition in adult patients for improved quality of life outcomes. The appraised evidence indicates that it is critical to have anticipatory medications at the patient’s residence to manage multiple symptoms rather than focusing exclusively on a single symptom management such as pain management. In February 2016, the author conducted an educational model among hospice providers for increasing knowledge and awareness of multi-symptom management. Thirty (n = 30) Clinical Nursing Directors, Licensed Practical …

Nurses' Knowledge Of Advance Directives And Perceived Confidence In End-Of-Life Care: A Cross-Sectional Study In Five Countries, A. Coffey, G. Mccarthy, E. Weathers, M. I. Friedman, K. Gallo, M. Ehrenfeld, S. Chan, W. H.C. Li, P. Poletti, M. Itzhaki, +4 Additional Authors

Journal Articles

No abstract provided.

Compassion Fatigue: A Cross-Sectional Study, Donna B. Carrillo

MUSC Theses and Dissertations

Purpose: This dissertation addresses compassion fatigue and the ambiguous use of the closely related synonyms of burnout, secondary traumatic stress disorder, and vicarious traumatization in acute care nurses. The aim of this dissertation was to define the concept of compassion fatigue within nursing practice, to identify and examine preventive and intervention strategies and to determine the prevalence of compassion fatigue in acute care nurses. Design: This manuscript includes a concept analysis based on the evolutionary method to identify attributes, antecedents and consequences of compassion fatigue, an integrative review examining strategies to reduce compassion fatigue, and a cross sectional, quantitative study …

Impact Of Hospice Nurse Education On After-Hours Calls And Visits, Cheryl Slack

Evidence-Based Practice Project Reports

Medicare-certified hospice home care agencies must provide a 24/7 on call system for after business hours patient concerns. An agency identified a problem with a high volume of after-hours hospice calls for symptom management. How these calls are handled impact patient and family outcomes and satisfaction. A literature review provided evidence that hospice nurse education and appropriate telephone support improves symptom management, enhances family support, provides a sense of security, reduces anxiety, and promotes comfort. Providing hospice nurse education on symptom management supported the goal of this evidence based practice (EBP) project to reduce the family/caregiver need for frequent on-call …

Intricate Conversations: Caring For Clients With Severe Mental Illness, John D. Chovan

Nursing Faculty Scholarship

This presentation describes the characteristics of persons living with severe mental illness who intersect with hospice, and palliative care, and their communication challenges.

Comparison Of Home Medication Adherence In Adults Age 65 And Older After Completion Of Standardized Discharge Medication Education Or Non-Standardized Discharge Medication Education, Jill Weller

Regis University Student Publications (comprehensive collection)

Executive Summary

Comparison of Home Medication Adherence in Adults Age 65 and Older After Completion of Standardized Discharge Medication Education or Non-Standardized Discharge Medication Education
Problem
The older patient (age 65 and older) is at higher risk of medication induced illness because of numerous co-morbid conditions treated with multiple medications, a standardized approach to medication education at hospital discharge can reduce adverse medication events for this at risk population (Esposito, 1995; Jack et al., 2009). The primary driving force for this project is the limited number of research studies published to date that include this specific age bracket and setting. …

Nursing Care At The End Of Life: What Every Clinician Should Know, Susan E. Lowey

Milne Open Textbooks

Nursing Care at the End of Life: What Every Clinician Should Know should be an essential component of basic educational preparation for the professional registered nurse student. Recent studies show that only one in four nurses feel confident in caring for dying patients and their families and less than 2% of overall content in nursing textbooks is related to end-of-life care, despite the tremendous growth in palliative and end-of-life care programs across the country. The purpose of this textbook is to provide an indepth look at death and dying in this country, including the vital role of the nurse in …

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Spring 2014

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Today's Registered Nurse, Kellie Brennan

ESSAI

No abstract provided.

I'M Still Standing: Five Strategies To Survive Going Back To School, Janice Hawkins

Ellmer School of Nursing Faculty Publications

[First paragraph] Making the decision to return to school for a PhD was difficult for me. I feared the unknown but inescapable lifestyle adjustments. I’m resistant to change. When facing life’s cold waters, I wade, rather than plunge. There’s no wading into a PhD program. In spite of my cautious nature, I took the plunge.

The Effect Of Heart Failure Education On Intermediate Care Unit Nursing Staff's Knowledge Of Heart Failure, Self-Care, And Best Practice Guidelines, Carol Budgin

Evidence-Based Practice Project Reports

Heart failure (HF) is a chronic disease affecting nearly six million people in the United States with an annual cost of nearly 33 billion dollars. If nurses are inadequately prepared to care for and/or educate patients with HF, evidence-based (EB) nursing care will be suboptimal and hospital readmission rates with the subsequent increased costs for care will continue to soar. To address their higher-than-national average HF readmission rates, an EB nursing project was implemented at a local, urban community hospital to assess intermediate care unit (IMCU) nursing staff’s knowledge of HF, selfcare, and best practice guidelines. The Rossworm & Larrabee …

Two Cultures Of Caring: A Comparative Study, Lisa Armstrong, Chistina Polito

Honors Theses and Capstones

There is much that the UK and the US could and should learn from each other to understand the quality of end-of-life care, through comparison of practice, analysis of care patterns and via original research (Higginson, 2005, p.170). Although comparisons between end-of-life care in the United Kingdom and United States have demonstrated similarities and disparities in many contexts, there is little evidence of research that directly compares nursing perspectives between the two Atlantic partners. This research explores nurse’s perceptions and experiences of caring for people within a hospice context and identifies themes of commonalities and disparities in theory and practice, …

Shared Presence: Caring For A Dying Spouse, Lana Sue Mclouth Kanacki Phd, Ms, Rn

Dissertations

There is limited research on female spouses and their end-of-life experience with their dying husbands. The purpose of this study was to explore wives' perceptions of hospital and hospice care at their husbands' end-of-life. The grounded theory method was used for this study. Data were collected over thirteen months and then transcribed and coded for meaning. Participants were 25 elderly widows (62-103 years of age) with 19 husbands' deaths in a hospice setting and 6 in the hospital. They were widowed from 6 months to 10 years after the death of their spouses. They were good informants with excellent recollections …

The Relationship Between Autonomy And Job Satisfaction Among Registered Nurses, Morgan A. Taylor

Master's Theses and Capstones

With the state of health care today, it is essential to determine the level of job satisfaction among registered nurses as they are important members of the health care team. With the ongoing nursing shortage, identifying strategies to improve retention among nurses will help retain well qualified nurses and recruit the new generation of nurses. Autonomy is a factor that often plays a role in the quality of an individuals work environment, thus the current study was conducted to determine if a relationship exists between nursing job satisfaction and autonomy.

A quantitative, correlational study was conducted with 100 registered nurses …

Symptom Burden At End Of Life In Patients With Terminal And Life-Threatening Illness In Intensive Care Units, Peggy G. Kalowes Phd, Msn, Rn, Cns

Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine the symptom burden and severity of symptom distress reported by ICU patients at high-risk for death and to compare patient-rated symptoms and distress for concordance with symptoms reported by a family member. A prospective, correlational design with two data-points was used to study a convenience sample of 80 patients and 53 family members. The Condensed Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale (CMSAS) was used to gain patient/proxy report of symptoms on the first and third day after admission to the ICU. The majority of patients were symptomatic (98%), reporting an average of 10.23 symptoms. …

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Spring 2005

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter

No abstract provided.