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Experiences Of Nurses Who Provide Advance Care Planning In The Dialysis Setting, Sheree Mullen
Experiences Of Nurses Who Provide Advance Care Planning In The Dialysis Setting, Sheree Mullen
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractPatients diagnosed with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) receiving dialysis experience increased symptom burden and multiple hospitalizations as the disease progresses. Dialysis nurses are charged with involving ESRD patients in decisions regarding their care and advance care planning for end-of- life; however, discussions about end-of-life care do not consistently occur. Providing advance care planning is important to involve the patient in their end-of-life care needs. The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study guided by the theory of planned behavior was to explore the experiences of nurses who provide advance care planning to patients receiving dialysis therapy. Eight participants volunteered to participate …
Improving Nurse Retention: Experiences Of 1st-Year Nurses With A Residency Program, James Uchenna Akwarandu
Improving Nurse Retention: Experiences Of 1st-Year Nurses With A Residency Program, James Uchenna Akwarandu
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Nurse residency programs have been identified as a strategy for supporting new nurses as they transition to clinical and professional practice but the impact has not been adequately explored. Exploring the transition experiences of new nurses in residency programs supports healthcare administrators’ understanding and may provide enhancements. Guided by Bridges’s transition theory, this research gave nurses who had recently graduated from a residency program, the opportunity to express their unique transition experience. Using snowball sampling and semi structured telephone interviews, participants responded to the guiding question of how new nurses describe their transition experiences in a nurse residency program. Interviews …