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Analysis of content regarding death and bereavement in nursing texts
Author(s) -
Ferrell Betty,
Virani Rose,
Grant Marcia,
Borneman Tami
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
psycho‐oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.41
H-Index - 137
eISSN - 1099-1611
pISSN - 1057-9249
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1611(199911/12)8:6<500::aid-pon411>3.0.co;2-8
Subject(s) - content analysis , nursing , palliative care , foundation (evidence) , psychology , health professionals , content (measure theory) , health care , hospice care , medicine , medical education , sociology , political science , law , mathematical analysis , social science , mathematics
Information contained in textbooks provides the foundation for undergraduate education and entry into clinical practice. Inadequate knowledge of health care professionals in end of life (EOL) has been documented and efforts are in progress to improve this care. This paper reports on a project to strengthen nursing education in EOL care. One of the three project goals was the evaluation of EOL content in 50 nursing textbooks. This paper reports findings in two of the nine areas of the analysis framework which are Death and Bereavement. Findings indicate significant deficiencies in the content within these texts. Improvement in text content will require collaboration of palliative care professionals and textbook publishers and can result in increased ability of nurses to improve EOL care. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.