ABSTRACT

First published in 1991. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.  Investigates the ways in which nurses cope with the dying patient and the acute patient who will recover. Factors which influence transition between the two types of care examined. The author concludes that the most effective nurses are those who have formulated coherent attitudes towards the work.

chapter Chapter 1|10 pages

Introduction

chapter Chapter 2|8 pages

Four South, the “Hospice Unit”

chapter Chapter 3|42 pages

Five Days in the World of Four South

chapter Chapter 4|24 pages

Beliefs and Behaviors of Four South Nurses

chapter Chapter 5|18 pages

Nursing the Living and the Dying

chapter Chapter 6|12 pages

Role Transition: How Do the Nurses “Change Gears”?

chapter Chapter 7|4 pages

Conclusion