Journal of advanced nursing
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Comparative Study
Conceptualizations of dignity at the end of life: exploring theoretical and cultural congruence with dignity therapy.
To explore the conceptualization of patients' dignity in the context of end-of-life care in Taiwan. ⋯ The concept of dignity is culturally bound and understood differently in the Chinese and Western context; such differences should be considered when planning and delivering care. Modifications should be made to dignity therapy to ensure it is culturally congruent with Taiwanese patients' beliefs.
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A discussion of whole exome sequencing and the type of possible results patients and families should be aware of before samples are obtained. ⋯ It is critical that nurses translate their knowledge about whole exome sequencing into their patient education and patient advocacy roles and relevant programmes of research.
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To investigate possible factors related to patient monitoring to explain the higher mortality rates associated with after-hours transfers compared with daytime transfers from critical care units to the wards. ⋯ Surveillance differences, including time to the first set of observations and frequency of observations in the first 12 hours, are potential factors that may explain the differential mortality associated with after-hours transfers.
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To determine the attitudes of emergency care staff towards young people (aged 12-18 years) who self-harm and to gain an understanding of the basis of attitudes that exist. ⋯ Age is a factor in shaping practitioners' attitudes; age also directs and influences a young person's journey through emergency care, although due to ambiguity there is inconsistency in determining where those aged 16-17 years of age fit.