Introducing reflective narratives into palliative care home care education.
The purpose of the research project was to determine the impact of palliative care education and the writing of a reflective narrative on nurses' self-awareness of their attitudes toward death and care of the dying. Findings support integration of narrative reflection into palliative care education as an effective teaching strategy.Only qualitative findings of a larger study are presented; quantitative results have been published in the Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing (Home care and hospice nurses' attitudes toward death and caring for the dying: effects of palliative care education. 2005;7[4], 212-218).
Wessel
Elizabeth M
EM
Education/Mission Services, St. Joseph Health System Home Health Network, 466 North Crescent Drive, Orange, CA 92868, USA. Tizmzliz55@earthlink.net
Garon
Maryanne
M
D001293:Attitude to Death; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000517:prevention & control; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000379:methods*; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D017145:Models, Educational; D033262:Narration; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000941:ethics / Q000379:methods*; D018794:Problem-Based Learning / Q000379:methods*; D012647:Self-Assessment; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000517:prevention & control; D014956:Writing