title: He told me a dream of animals leaving his heart.
authors.affiliation: Mary Smith is pursuing a PhD in nursing at the University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Contact author: msmithnp@uvic.ca. The author has disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001045:Aphorisms and Proverbs as Topic; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001955:British Columbia / Q000208:ethnology; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D004325:Dreams; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000208:ethnology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D029181:Spirituality