PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To describe nursing interventions to promote dignified dying as identified by nurses in four countries. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey design. SETTING Hospitals and clinics in Ethiopia, India, Kenya, and the United States. SAMPLE A convenience sample of 560 nurses who cared for dying patients in Ethiopia (n = 14), India (n = 229), Kenya (n = 36), and the United States (n...

This paper describes the Village Nursing Home's day treatment program for persons with AIDS, with an emphasis on the role of occupational therapy and the outcomes of occupational therapy interventions. The clients' demographics are included, and a general program philosophy of clients' empowerment is discussed. The health promotion framework and the use of holistic modalities address the spirit...

Factors, which induced positive nurse-client interactions and barriers to positive nurse-client interactions from the perspective of nurses at Holy Family Hospital, were explored. In all, twelve State Registered Nurses participated in semi-structured interviews. Factors which induced positive nurse-client interaction included availability of adequate time, showing empathy, giving prompt care, c...

AIM This article aims to identify the contributions of qualitative research to evidence-based practice in nursing. BACKGROUND Qualitative research dates back to the 1920s and 1930s, when anthropologists and sociologists used qualitative research methods to study human phenomena in naturalistic settings and from a holistic viewpoint. Afterwards, other subject matters, including nursing, adopte...