Abstract

Caregivers involved in palliative care seek to understand problems and challenges at end of life through research to determine the best care for patients and their families. Spiritual care is a key component of quality end of life care, yet there is a paucity of research on spiritual care in inpatient settings at end of life in nursing literature. The purpose of this study was to examine the personhood and spiritual care practices of inpatient palliative nurse consultants. This study describes expert nurse's experience of delivering spiritual care for patients and families at end of life in inpatient palliative care settings.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3432880; ProQuest document ID: 823012880. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Gail E. Simmons Pittroff, PhD, MAPS, RN

Sigma Membership

Omicron Iota at-Large

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Phenomenology

Research Approach

Qualitative Research

Keywords:

End of Life Caregiving, Personhood, Evaluation of Nurse Attitudes

Advisor

Jean Bachman

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

University of Missouri - Saint Louis

Degree Year

2010

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2020-05-06

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