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Reducing Nurses' Communication Anxiety During End Of Life Care, Susan Dunbar Wolfrom
Reducing Nurses' Communication Anxiety During End Of Life Care, Susan Dunbar Wolfrom
Master of Science in Nursing Theses and Projects
End of life (EOL) conversations are meaningful discussions pertaining to the patient’s disease trajectory, symptom management, and the patient’s goals at end of life. End of life care discussions have been associated with many benefits for the patient including: decreased healthcare costs, less aggressive treatments at EOL, and a good death. These sensitive discussions must occur over the course of several interactions or spontaneously in the moment in order to support the patient during delicate moments. This makes the nurse the prime candidate to help facilitate and harbor these discussions. However, barriers to communication exist, leading to the omission of …
Communication Within The Perioperative Department, Leah Quinn
Communication Within The Perioperative Department, Leah Quinn
Master of Science in Nursing Theses and Projects
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