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Preserving Dignity In The Long Term Care Of Actively Dying Residents, Libby-Rose Cronican
Preserving Dignity In The Long Term Care Of Actively Dying Residents, Libby-Rose Cronican
All College Thesis Program, 2016-2019
As one goes through the process of aging and approaches death, they experience a series of losses: from the loss of physical or mental ability to the ultimate loss of life. These losses make the individual vulnerable to harms that can come from a variety of sources. One source is found within the everyday interactions of long-term care nurses and aides with their elderly, dying residents. Creating this harm stems from a poor nursing practice where the nurse or aide fails to recognize and promote the resident’s dignity and autonomy. The normal notion of dignity and autonomy does not encompass …