Waltman N L, Zimmerman L
Hosp J. 1991;7(4):37-49. doi: 10.1080/0742-969x.1991.11882709.
The purposes of this study were to describe nurses' behavioral intentions toward the dying and to determine if they were related to selected characteristics of nurses caring for the dying. A questionnaire containing behavioral intention items and a characteristics profile was completed by 372 registered nurses working in a variety of settings in one midwestern state. Analyses of the data suggested that although nurses were very likely to provide general nursing care and to communicate openly with the dying, they were not likely to provide continuing care for bereaved family members. Major implications of the study were that the continuing care needs of bereaved family members are not being met by nurses in traditional health care settings, and that different groups of nurses have different approaches to care of the dying as well as different learning needs.
本研究的目的是描述护士对临终患者的行为意向，并确定这些意向是否与照顾临终患者的护士的特定特征相关。一份包含行为意向项目和特征概况的问卷由372名在中西部一个州的各种医疗机构工作的注册护士填写。数据分析表明，尽管护士很可能提供一般护理并与临终患者进行公开沟通，但他们不太可能为丧亲家属提供持续护理。该研究的主要意义在于，传统医疗环境中的护士未能满足丧亲家属的持续护理需求，而且不同群体的护士在照顾临终患者方面有不同的方法以及不同的学习需求。
