title: A new place for death with dignity: the golden room.
abstract: In this article, the authors consider how professional nurses can strive to advance death and dying to the next level in our evolution of compassionate end-of-life practices. The authors focus on describing the development of a place for dying that allows for a peaceful, profound experience that honors and respects human dignity and elevates the human family. Actual places called the Golden Room or Golden Room Centers are proposed to accommodate dying persons and their loved ones at end of life as they make the transition from physical life. The authors detail and propose a return to the sacredness of death and dying through access to a place for the physical transition.
authors.affiliation: Holistic Nursing Consultants, Port Angeles, Washington, USA. lkeegan@aol.com
authors.forename: Lynn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Keegan
authors.forename: Carole Ann
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Drick
mesh_terms: D003643:Death; D005160:Facility Design and Construction; D018939:Holistic Nursing; D017051:Hospice Care; D006801:Humans; D009736:Nursing Process; D014481:United States