by R&S | Mar 14, 2013 | Research & Scholarship
By Darcee Bidgood, RN, CHPCN(c) and Lynne Young, RN, PhD Palliative care is now widely acknowledged as an essential substantive area for all health care disciplines. Thus, the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN) led a palliative end-of-life care (PEOLC)...
by R&S | Mar 14, 2013 | Research & Scholarship
By Coby Tschanz, RN, MN, PhD(c); Deanna Hutchings, RN, MN Concepts relevant to hospice palliative care (HPC) nursing are addressed in several courses within the College-University Transfer Program for undergraduate students. As well, students have the option of...
by R&S | Mar 14, 2013 | Research & Scholarship
Results of a province-wide survey By Richard Sawatzky, RN, PhD; Kelli Stajduhar, RN, PhD; and Della Roberts, RN, MSN The rising number of people who will be facing old age makes it likely that nursing support for persons with advancing chronic and life-limiting...
by R&S | Mar 14, 2013 | Research & Scholarship
By Anne Bruce, RN, PhD Recently I received an email from a clinical nurse specialist (CNS) seeking assistance with a challenging case review. The nursing staff were concerned that a patient’s Buddhist beliefs were a significant factor in what they saw as inadequate...
by R&S | Mar 14, 2013 | Research & Scholarship
Not Simply a Matter of More Knowledge By Gweneth Doane, RN, PhD “What you are teaching isn’t what we see happening in the real world!” This commonly experienced practice gap between the ‘real’ and the ‘ideal’ offers a fruitful and engaging site for learning. Extending...
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