Role strain in hospice nursing.
This paper utilizes role theory to explore the nursing role at a northern California hospice which is licensed as a home health agency. The writers hypothesize that the special burdens of caring for dying patients, the numerous relationships assumed by the nurse, and the expanded nature of the rapidly developing hospice nursing role may contribute to role strain. Options for managing role strain are presented.
D002140:California; D006738:Hospices; D006801:Humans; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000523:psychology*; D012380:Role; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000517:prevention & control*