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Exploring How Nurse Beliefs And Attitudes Influence End-Of-Life-Care Practice, Cara Chandler
Exploring How Nurse Beliefs And Attitudes Influence End-Of-Life-Care Practice, Cara Chandler
Doctoral Dissertations
Nurses are the cornerstones to provide safe patient care. Studies about nurses experiencing challenges while providing end-of-life care (EOLC) are limited. It is imperative to understand how nurses’ beliefs and attitudes influence their actions while providing EOLC. The aims of this study were to (a) explore the relationship of personal factors and nurse beliefs and attitudes on providing EOLC and (b) examine the relationship of nurse beliefs and attitudes on intention and performance to provide EOLC. These aims were explored in a convenience sample of nurses working in multiple adult patient settings. The Theory of Planned Behavior guided a cross-sectional …