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Direct linkHeyman, Janna C.; Sealy, Yvette M. – Educational Gerontology, 2011
This study examined physicians' attitude, involvement, and perceived barriers with the health care proxy. A cross sectional, correlational design was used to survey practicing physicians (N = 70). Physicians had positive attitudes toward the health care proxy and indicated that the most significant barriers to health care proxy completion were…
Descriptors: Physicians, Terminal Illness, Health Services, Decision Making
Temkin-Greener, Helena; Zheng, Nan; Norton, Sally A.; Quill, Timothy; Ladwig, Susan; Veazie, Peter – Gerontologist, 2009
Purpose: The objectives of this study were to develop measures of end-of-life (EOL) care processes in nursing homes and to validate the instrument for measuring them. Design and Methods: A survey of directors of nursing was conducted in 608 eligible nursing homes in New York State. Responses were obtained from 313 (51.5% response rate) facilities.…
Descriptors: Nurses, Construct Validity, Nursing, Quality Control
Peer reviewedTimmermans, Stefan – Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 1993
Analyzed how nurses deal with terminal and dying patients in two inpatient wards in Belgian general hospital. Observed that nurses often felt dissatisfied with their terminal caregiving. Suggests terminal care include specific physical, social, religious, and psychological services, given to terminal patient and family, to obtain as high a level…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Foreign Countries, Hospitals, Nurses
Peer reviewedKelner, Merrijoy J.; And Others – Death Studies, 1994
Examined perceptions of 20 physicians and 20 nurses of need for, feasibility of, and value of regulations and legislation to govern dying process. Found little unanimity in their attitudes. Some believed such regulations were needed, but others believed they would seriously compromise good patient care. Also found disagreement on who should…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Death, Decision Making, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedWerner, Perla; Carmel, Sara; Ziedenberg, Hanna – Health and Social Work, 2004
Data were collected from 213 nurses and 61 social workers at major hospitals across Israel. Whereas nurses reported being more involved in the daily care of terminally ill patients, social workers reported being more involved in discussions with patients and family members. Nurses were more willing than social workers to use artificial feeding and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Ventilation, Patients, Terminal Illness
