Browsing College of Nursing by Author "Neil, Janice A."
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FAMILY DEMENTIA CAREGIVERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THE VIRTUAL DEMENTIA TOUR®: A CHANGED REALITY
Harrington, Candace Currie (East Carolina University, 2018-11-27)Family dementia caregiving involves many challenges that often lead to stress and frustration. A subjective understanding of the daily struggles associated with dementia is not possible unless one has the disease; therefore, ... -
Hospice nurses' experience of caring for the elderly with wounds at the end-of-life.
Shepard, Joy A. (East Carolina University, 2015)Background: The goal of hospice care is to maximize quality of life and provide peace, comfort, and dignity to patients with terminal illness. Older dying patients pose unique challenges to meeting this essential goal, ... -
Nursing students' nonverbal reactions to malodor in wound care simulation
Baker, Gloria Waters (East Carolina University, 2012)Background: wound care is an essential competency which nursing students are expected to acquire. To foster students' competency, nurse educators use high fidelity simulation to expose nursing students to various wound ...