title: Experiences of the dying.
abstract: It is often a mystery to us how we have come to know and believe in certain things. Beliefs are like guests who come up to a door. They come in only if the host opens it and invites them in. Otherwise they are turned away, unable to enter. LPNs/LVNs are invited to reflect on their experiences and expand their knowledge and beliefs. There is growing recognition that bedside talks of the dying, spirit travel and near-death events are real events for the people who experience them. LPNs/ LVNs are encouraged to expand their knowledge and beliefs about dying.
authors.affiliation: Carrington College, Portland, Oregon, USA.
authors.forename: Susan L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Schoenbeck
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001293:Attitude to Death; D003643:Death; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009743:Nursing, Practical; D029181:Spirituality; D013727:Terminal Care