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Care of the Body After Death

Jill Olausson
Betty R. Ferrell
CJON 2013, 17(6), 647-651 DOI: 10.1188/13.CJON.647-651
Care of the body after death is an important nursing function that occurs in a wide variety of contexts. After a patient dies, nursing care continues as physical care of the body as well as care of the family members. In this descriptive, qualitative study, the authors explored nurse perceptions of...
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Continuous Care: A Home Hospice Benefit

Amy Newman
Janeen Thompson
E. Mitchell Chandler
CJON 2013, 17(1), 19-20 DOI: 10.1188/13.CJON.19-20
Hospice professionals are aware of the difficult transition that occurs when patients and their loved ones arrive at the end stages of metastatic cancer and desire to reach the end of life in their home. However, the actual practice of caring for someone who is dying at home requires specific...
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Oncology Nurses' Obstacles and Supportive Behaviors in End-of-Life Care: Providing Vital Family Care

Renea L. Beckstrand
Joan Collette
Lynn Callister
Karlen E. Luthy
ONF 2012, 39(5), E398-E406 DOI: 10.1188/12.ONF.E398-E406
Purpose/Objectives: To determine the impact of obstacles and supportive behaviors in end-of-life (EOL) care as perceived by hospital-based oncology nurses. Design: A 69-item mailed survey. Setting: National random sample. Sample: 1,005 nurse members of the Oncology Nursing Society who had provided...
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Being a Parent of a Child With Cancer Throughout the End-of-Life Course

Marijke C. Kars
Mieke H. F. Grypdonck
Johannes J. M. van Delden
ONF 2011, 38(4), E260-E271 DOI: 10.1188/11.ONF.E260-E271
Purpose/Objectives: To elucidate parents' experiences when caring at home for their child with incurable cancer and to show how parents give meaning to their experiences throughout the end-of-life (EOL) phase. Research Approach: Interpretative qualitative study. Setting: Five academic pediatric...
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Nurses' Perceptions and Experiences With End-of-Life Communication and Care

Denise Boyd
Kristen Merkh
Dana N. Rutledge
Victoria Randall
ONF 2011, 38(3), E229-E239 DOI: 10.1188/11.ONF.E229-E239
Purpose/Objectives: To characterize oncology nurses' attitudes toward care at the end of life (EOL) and their experiences in caring for terminally ill patients, hospice discussions with patients and families, and the use of palliative care practices. Design: Descriptive correlational survey study...
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