Cancer nursing
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The modern hospice movement had its formal beginnings in the United Kingdom with the 1967 opening of the St. Christopher's Hospice in London by Dame Cicely Saunders. Global uptake of the hospice principles and, more recently, palliative care, is widespread. ⋯ The downside of this is increased regulation, competition, and a potential loss of specificity for those who are dying. This article explores the changing face of palliative care, with particular emphasis on palliative care delivery in the developing world. These issues for developing countries include access to services, access to morphine, and professional access to information and education.
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As social entities, individuals enact roles and carry out responsibilities. Roles are learned and influenced by many social forces. They give meaning and value to life and foster a sense of belonging and contribution. ⋯ Their children ranged in age from 1 to 18 years. Content and theme analyses were performed on the transcribed texts. The findings describe the impact of the cancer on the women and their families and how they felt about any changes in their roles as mothers.