Abstract

The terms serious or life-threatening illness now included in current palliative care literature indicate the broadened scope of palliative care. However, the change in defining terminology has not consistently translated to a broadened understanding or advanced clinical practice for many healthcare professionals in acute care settings. The purpose of this research study was to discover NGRNs' perceptions, meanings, and use of principles of PC for seriously ill patients in acute care settings. The research question for this study was: What are NGRNs' lived experiences of providing PC for seriously ill patients in acute care settings?

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 27544885; ProQuest document ID: 2321064594. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Latrina T. Geyer, PhD, MSN, BSN

Sigma Membership

Alpha Epsilon

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Phenomenology

Research Approach

Qualitative Research

Keywords:

Acute Care Settings, Palliative Care, Newly Graduated Registered Nurses

Advisor

Lanell M. Bellury

Second Advisor

Helen Hodges

Third Advisor

Rita W. Ferguson

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

Mercer University

Degree Year

2019

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2021-10-08

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