This paper presents an analysis of one nurse's experience, in providing holistic care to a
terminally ill patient. The increased risk for intense feelings of loss in such relationships is …

Hº: is, at once, a concept and an institution providing health care. As one writer put it,
hospice is both an adjec-tive and a noun." As a concept, hospice embodies humane and …

The delivery of care to patients who have died is a nursing intervention that most nurses will
have to perform at some time. This article aims not only to provide the rationale behind the …

When patients are approaching the end of life their spiritual as well as physical needs
should be considered. This article considers how nurses can best support patients who are …

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 purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of hospice care in assisting
terminally ill patients to cope with their impending death. This research attempted to show …

Focuses on hospice care among terminally ill patients. Choices and alternatives offered by
healthcare professionals for patients; Role of hospice nurses in helping patients who are …

After reading this article (Heming and Colmer 2003) I reflected on my own experiences of
providing care to terminally ill clients. For the past 13 years I have worked on an acute …

It is not uncommon for people to ask nurses questions about death and dying, including
aspects of post-mortem care and subsequent funeral practices. For some patients and …

Paterson and Zderad's humanistic nursing theory can be used to meet the spiritual needs of
terminally ill persons in the home setting. The spiritual needs, as identified by Highfield and …