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Rural Emergency Nurses' Suggestions For Improving End-Of-Life Care Obstacles, Kelly Elizabeth Smith
Rural Emergency Nurses' Suggestions For Improving End-Of-Life Care Obstacles, Kelly Elizabeth Smith
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Introduction: In 2010, of the 129 million visits to the emergency department (ED), 240,000 resulted in the patient dying or being pronounced dead on arrival. This number is likely to continue to increase as a significant portion of the American population ages and seeks care in the ED. Though care in the ED is focused on saving lives, death cannot always be prevented. Consequently, nurses face many barriers to providing quality end-of-life (EOL) care in the ED when death occurs. The purpose of this study was to identify suggestions emergency nurses have to improve EOL care specifically in rural ED's. …
National Study Of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Nurse’S Perceptions Of Obstacles And Supportive Behaviors In End-Of-Life Care, Katie Hillary, Renea Beckstrand
National Study Of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Nurse’S Perceptions Of Obstacles And Supportive Behaviors In End-Of-Life Care, Katie Hillary, Renea Beckstrand
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Neonatal end-of-life (EOL) care supports a peaceful and dignified death for the infant as well as provision of loving support to the family (National Association of Neonatal Nurses, 2010). Infant mortality in the U.S. is 6.05 infant deaths per 1,000 births (MacDorman, Hoyert, & Matthews, 2013). Due to this infant mortality rate, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) nurses need to understand how to provide EOL care to patients and families. NICU nurses who care for dying infants are faced with unique EOL care obstacles and challenges. EOL nursing care for infants not only includes the patient, but also the family. …