Objective:The aim of the authors is to clarify the concept of comfort at the end-of-life in order to support understandings of fundamental nursing care needed at this stage of healthcare.Methods:The Walker and Avant f...Objective:The aim of the authors is to clarify the concept of comfort at the end-of-life in order to support understandings of fundamental nursing care needed at this stage of healthcare.Methods:The Walker and Avant framework was applied to develop a deeper understanding of the concept of comfort at the end of life.Results:Five defining attributes of comfort in the end-of-life were identified and they are having a peaceful home-life environment,trust and consolation,proximity and social-cultural support,alleviation of suffering,and a process of integrated intervention by nurses.Conclusions:At the end-of-life patients commonly experience physical,psychological,social-cultural,and environmental discomfort.Patients’families also encounter significant challenges.However,their comfort needs are often secondary to that of the patient.Additionally,a lack of clarity exists regarding the holistic meaning of comfort at the end-of-life,which can largely be confined to understandings of physical comfort for the patient,with a limited understanding of addressing family/caregivers’needs.Therefore,this concept analysis may provide some guidance in this regard and also provides support toward a more integrated understanding of the concept.展开更多
Maternal deaths remain a huge challenge on the African continent PUT awareness of maternal health firmly in the mindset of Africans and it will go a long way to reduce the ongoing tragedy of maternal deaths on the con...Maternal deaths remain a huge challenge on the African continent PUT awareness of maternal health firmly in the mindset of Africans and it will go a long way to reduce the ongoing tragedy of maternal deaths on the continent. That’s the qualified opinion of Dr.Ngoga Eugene,head of Obstetrics and Gynecology Department at the referral Hospital in Kigali, Rwanda. "We[Africa]have a shortage of skilled personnel,and even the few who are qualified migrate for better pay to developed展开更多
在综合多位学者对天生全球企业现象及概念定义介绍的基础上,主要通过Web of Knowledge数据库比较全面地搜集了天生全球企业相关研究文献126篇,根据统计结果显示天生全球企业研究在国际商务学、创业学和战略管理学等学科领域内均有广泛分...在综合多位学者对天生全球企业现象及概念定义介绍的基础上,主要通过Web of Knowledge数据库比较全面地搜集了天生全球企业相关研究文献126篇,根据统计结果显示天生全球企业研究在国际商务学、创业学和战略管理学等学科领域内均有广泛分布,因此,天生全球企业研究属于跨学科的研究范畴。介绍天生全球企业的固有特征及其与一般开展国际经营的中小企业之间的区别,同时对天生全球企业的不同理论研究视角进行陈述,最后指出该类企业的未来研究方向。展开更多
文摘Objective:The aim of the authors is to clarify the concept of comfort at the end-of-life in order to support understandings of fundamental nursing care needed at this stage of healthcare.Methods:The Walker and Avant framework was applied to develop a deeper understanding of the concept of comfort at the end of life.Results:Five defining attributes of comfort in the end-of-life were identified and they are having a peaceful home-life environment,trust and consolation,proximity and social-cultural support,alleviation of suffering,and a process of integrated intervention by nurses.Conclusions:At the end-of-life patients commonly experience physical,psychological,social-cultural,and environmental discomfort.Patients’families also encounter significant challenges.However,their comfort needs are often secondary to that of the patient.Additionally,a lack of clarity exists regarding the holistic meaning of comfort at the end-of-life,which can largely be confined to understandings of physical comfort for the patient,with a limited understanding of addressing family/caregivers’needs.Therefore,this concept analysis may provide some guidance in this regard and also provides support toward a more integrated understanding of the concept.
文摘Maternal deaths remain a huge challenge on the African continent PUT awareness of maternal health firmly in the mindset of Africans and it will go a long way to reduce the ongoing tragedy of maternal deaths on the continent. That’s the qualified opinion of Dr.Ngoga Eugene,head of Obstetrics and Gynecology Department at the referral Hospital in Kigali, Rwanda. "We[Africa]have a shortage of skilled personnel,and even the few who are qualified migrate for better pay to developed
文摘在综合多位学者对天生全球企业现象及概念定义介绍的基础上,主要通过Web of Knowledge数据库比较全面地搜集了天生全球企业相关研究文献126篇,根据统计结果显示天生全球企业研究在国际商务学、创业学和战略管理学等学科领域内均有广泛分布,因此,天生全球企业研究属于跨学科的研究范畴。介绍天生全球企业的固有特征及其与一般开展国际经营的中小企业之间的区别,同时对天生全球企业的不同理论研究视角进行陈述,最后指出该类企业的未来研究方向。
