Terminal Care - Psychology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Nursing, religiosity, and end-of-life care: interconnections and implications.

29 Nov 2009 The influence of religious beliefs and practices at the end of life is underinvestigated. Given nursing's advocacy role and the intimate and personal nature of the dimensions of religiosity and the end of life, exploring the multidimensional ... Read more...

Supporting children of parents who are dying.

29 Nov 2009 Nurses, parents and other family members tend to feel ill equipped when talking to children about a parent's impending death. Adults often feel the need to protect children from the reality of a parent's imminent death. However, research indicates ... Read more...

Iranian nurses' preparation for loss: finding a balance in end-of-life care.

10 Nov 2009 AIM: To explore the nurse-patient interaction in terminally ill situations in acute care, focusing on the nurses' preparation for loss. BACKGROUND: Caring for dying patients can be a distressing and sometimes even threatening experience for nurses. ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Terminal Care - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Nursing, religiosity, and end-of-life care: interconnections and implications. 29 Nov 2009
• Supporting children of parents who are dying. 29 Nov 2009
• Iranian nurses' preparation for loss: finding a balance in end-of-life care. 10 Nov 2009
• I was a teenage death panelist. 19 Sep 2009
• A role in transition. 13 Sep 2009
• A brief report of research: care activities for deceased patients of intensive care nurses at a private hospital in Istanbul, Turkey. 30 Aug 2009
• The "big picture": communicating with families about end-of-life care in intensive care unit. 30 Aug 2009
• Promoting peaceful death for Thai Buddhists: implications for holistic end-of-life care. 30 Aug 2009
• 'A bed in the middle of nowhere': parents' meanings of place of death for adults with cystic fibrosis. 16 Aug 2009
• The needs of patients with advanced, incurable cancer. 2 Aug 2009
• Science and coincidence in an end-of-life scenario. 30 Jul 2009
• The saddest debate of all. 30 Jul 2009
• Should dying prisoners be given their freedom for a more dignified end? 30 Jul 2009
• Measuring therapeutic alliance between oncologists and patients with advanced cancer: the Human Connection Scale. 13 Jul 2009
• Living life to the fullest: an essential goal. 29 Jun 2009
• Family experiences of hospital end-of-life care in Switzerland: an interpretive phenomenological study. 29 Jun 2009
• Stress processes in caring for an end-of-life family member: application of a theoretical model. 29 Jun 2009
• Using an online community board for end-of-life care teaching, learning, and student engagement. 29 Jun 2009
• Swedish nurses' experiences of caring for dying people: a holistic approach. 29 Jun 2009
• End-of-life care--decisions with dignity. 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Terminal Care'

Definition: Medical and nursing care of patients in the terminal stage of an illness.

Descriptor UI: D013727

Alternative terms: Terminal Care; Care, Terminal;

Related Mesh Headings: Life Support Care; Palliative Care; Hospice Care; Advance Care Planning;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics; psychology;

Tree Number: E02.760.905; N02.421.585.905;

History Note: 68(64)

Technical Notes: med & nurs care for the patient: TERMINALLY ILL refers to the patient; also available is HOSPICE CARE (palliative & supportive care for the patient & family)