Wholy life: A new perspective on death Page 1 Wholy life: A new perspective on death
Susan Mayer, MSN, RN Professor Faculty of Nursing School of Nursing Ryerson …

For the moment, we all remain in a state of transition, moving from a pre-occupation with
health which left us unprepared for death, to a realization that death is inevitable for all of us …

This article explores the experience of death from the perspective of existential philosophy,
for the purpose of finding ways to humanize end‐of‐life nursing care. A person in his or her …

Doubting her ability to assume the new manager's role in a specialty unit, the author reflects
upon her first day of hospital orientation. The monotony of the day is interrupted by the …

The key message of this saying is that although life and death may present differently, they
are part of the same thing. The two realities are perceived as being on a continuum but …

Nursing is multidimensional, interactive, interdisciplinary, and complex. Almost anything that
can be said about nursing can be said another way. Some things worth being said and …

Let’s talk about it Page 1 © Journal of holistic healthcare ● Volume 8 Issue 1 May 2011 4
Let’s talk about it Hermione Elliott Director, Living Well Dying Well Normally we do not like to …

Being is a function of the soul and doing is a function of the body. Doingness in its
relationship to illness does not consider soul, and nursing continues to largely involve itself …

2011 AJN Book of the Year Winner in both Gerontologic Nursing and Hospice and Palliative
Care!" The book is easy to read and is essential to all who work and care for those at the end …

In this article, the authors consider how professional nurses can strive to advance death and
dying to the next level in our evolution of compassionate end-of-life practices. The authors …