Effects of end-of-life education on baccalaureate nursing students.
MOST NURSES MUST DEAL WITH DEATH and dying at some time during their careers; therefore, all nurses should have an understanding of the care people require at the end of life. Many schools of nursing, however, do not require end-of-life issues as a separate subject in the curriculum. THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES baccalaureate nursing students' experiences during a four-month course in end-of-life issues. A PROJECT EVALUATED the change in students' perceived comfort level in dealing with a patient who is dying and the patient's family members.
Thompson
Gelene T
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Jefferson College of Health Sciences, Roanoke, VA, USA.
D000328:Adult; D001293:Attitude to Death; D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D013727:Terminal Care