Several studies have pointed out ethical shortcomings in the decision-making process for withholding or withdrawing life-supporting treatments. We conducted a study to evaluate the perceptions of all caregivers involved in this process in the intensive care unit. A closed-ended questionnaire was completed by 3,156 nursing staff members and 521 physicians from 133 French intensive care units (pa...

OBJECTIVES This study examines the influence of race on perceived similarity and conflict between nursing home staff and family members of residents. Despite evidence that the caregiving experience varies by race for both family and professional caregivers, little is known about how race plays a role in staff conflict with residents' family members. METHODS We used a representative sample of ...

background & aim: fear of death can cause death anxiety for everyone. in health care professions, death anxiety becomes a routine source of stress and may lead to unwanted consequences. coping strategies of nurses and different approaches to death can affect the quality of health care services. the aim of this study was to determine attitudes toward death in nursing staff in hospitals of rafsan...

More than 25% of Americans now die in a nursing home, with this percentage growing as our country rapidly ages.1,2 By 2030, the nursing home will likely be where 40% or more of Americans will die. Thus, it is imperative that nursing homes prepare for their compelling mission as “palliative care providers.”3 Nursing homes must embrace their role in providing palliative care for their residents w...

BACKGROUND This paper investigates the relationship between care staff perceptions' of self-harm behaviours presented by adult and adolescent inpatients and the emotional responses and helping behaviours of the staff. METHOD Seventy-six nursing staff participated, including qualified and unqualified staff, who worked in either adolescent or adult secure inpatient settings within a single orga...

The aim of this study was to explore nursing staffs' perceptions of the physical and psychological care needs of elderly residents, their views on the relative importance of these needs and their perceived ability to meet them. The literature reveals that the quality of elder care in nursing homes should comprise both physical and psychosocial care. Despite this, the nursing staffs' perceptions...

job satisfaction of nurses working in hospitals in zahedan purgaz a , nastiezaie n , hezare mogadam m received: 15 april, 2010 accepted: 27july, 2010 abstract background & aims: one of the most important elements of any organization especially health organizations is human resources. job satisfaction leads to being interested or disinterested. the present study aimed to determine the job satisf...

Specific efforts by hospital accreditation organizations encourage renovation of nursing stations, so nurses can better see, attend, and care for their patients. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of nursing station design on the therapeutic milieu in an adult acute care psychiatric unit. A repeated cross-sectional, pretest-posttest design was used. Data were collected from a c...