title: Aesthetic expressions illuminating the lived experience of Thai ICU nurses caring for persons who had a peaceful death.
abstract: This article, through art and aesthetic expression, illustrates and illuminates the experiences of persons caring for those who had peaceful deaths in intensive care units (ICUs) in southern Thailand. Aesthetic expression, categorized as a descriptive thematic experience, enhanced the appreciation of the experiences, which has implications for holistic end-of-life care.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Nursing, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand. waraporn.k@psu.ac.th
authors.forename: Waraporn
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kongsuwan
authors.forename: Rozzano C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Locsin
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel / Q000208:ethnology*; D001293:Attitude to Death / Q000208:ethnology*; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology*; D004645:Empathy; D004954:Esthetics / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006694:Holistic Health; D018939:Holistic Nursing; D006801:Humans; D019359:Knowledge; D008512:Medicine in the Arts; D033262:Narration; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D009742:Nursing Theory; D013028:Space Perception; D013561:Symbolism; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology*; D013785:Thailand; D013998:Time Perception