COVID-19 was devastating for many frontline nurses embroiled in health care's response. Most media outlets reported from several large metropolitan areas New York, California, and Florida, leaving other regions to wonder about the extent which their were suffering.

This paper reports phase II of a pilot study that aimed to determine whether self-insertion speculum by women undergoing pap smear would be more comfortable and lead an improvement in satisfaction decrease anxiety associated with this procedure.Research demonstrates pelvic examinations are considered most unpleasant routinely embarrassment, apprehension, fear often some level discomfort and/or pain.The used quantitative qualitative data collection techniques. Phase I (described elsewhere)...

PROBLEM: Little is known about dyadic processes that lead to adolescent dating violence. The purpose of this study was examine the phenomenon relationship ambiguity in relationships better understand how contributes violence and aggression between partners. METHODS: Data were drawn from 88 narratives young adults who had participated a on Interpretive phenomenology used produce an in‐depth description ambiguity. FINDINGS: Relationship results differing expectations partners regarding...

Illness blogs are a way seriously ill people communicate publicly about their illness journey. As communication serious increases on social media, it is important to evaluate how this affects the family caregiver. However, identifying and accessing caregivers remains challenging, especially via media.The aim of article report opportunities, challenges lessons learned from using media recruit caregivers.Recruitment methods included posting study invitations blogs, advertising through Facebook...

Life-limiting illness affects both the ill person and family caregivers in significant ways. Illness blogs provide an innovative way for families friends to connect as shares his/her experiences. Phenomenological methods were used explore experiences of caregivers. Semistructured interviews conducted with 9 The overarching theme, “we are all this together,” emerged from data was supported by 3 subthemes: “enhancing communication,” “finding accepting support,” “navigating new roles.”...

The aim of this study was to explicate ways in which parents tell their adolescents about a parent's death. This used descriptive, qualitative design. From large hospice northeastern Ohio, nine adolescent children and six surviving spouses recently deceased patients were recruited. Participants completed demographic questionnaire semistructured individual interview. Thematic content analysis techniques analyze the data. Surviving death that are intended inform ease adolescents' distress....

National initiatives in the United States call for health research that addresses racial/ethnic disparities. Although grounded theory (GT) has potential to contribute much understanding of experiences people color, extent which it contributed disparities is unclear. In this article we describe a project reviewed 44 GT studies published Qualitative Health Research within last five years. Using framework proposed by Green, Creswell, Shope, and Clark (2007), categorized at one four levels based...

This study investigated the ways in which peers are involved adolescent dating violence. Eighty-eight young adults aged 18–21 were interviewed and asked to reflect on aggressive relationships they experienced as teens. The researchers used grounded theory analyze data. Findings showed that male female violence unique ways. Male by participating aggression, agitating being competition, trivializing keeping tabs recipient. Female deserting recipient, cheating with boyfriend, audience, needling...

School-based practitioners are at risk of burnout given the complexity practice environment and demands workload. This article reviews concepts resilience applies them to school-based practice. It considers a tiered public health perspective for exploring strategies foster manage in

ABSTRACT Objective: The importance of spirituality in the dying process is well documented. However, what means these situations hard to discern because few people (patients, families, researchers, or caregivers) will view same way. present research supports use a spiritual framework consisting five common attributes (meaning, beliefs, connections, self-transcendence, and value) as mechanism for viewing nearing end life. Using qualitative interviews from two related studies, our study aims...

People with protracted and life-limiting illness engage in end-of-life transitions as they prepare for death. The end of life is a time mystery that elicits uncertainties the form questions, worries, doubts. If not managed properly, can contribute to emotional distress feelings lost control. Currently, uncertainty occurring at underresearched. Phenomenology was used explore experience 6 hospice patients using semistructured interviews. A 4-member, interpretive team analyzed data....

Purpose: This research examined uncertainty as a salient theme for families in which parent was dying while receiving hospice care. Methods: Interviews were conducted with 61 participants from 26 the study to explore strategies used by adolescents hospice. Second interviews 15 original after death of their parent. Conventional content analysis analyse data. Results: Uncertainty prevalent and participants' stories revealing patterns about causes, barriers, effects manage uncertainty....

BACKGROUND: Adolescent dating violence (ADV) is a significant public health problem. Despite an association between ADV and lowered self-esteem, little research has examined identity issues in persons who have experienced ADV. OBJECTIVES: To use Peplau’s model of the dimensions self to describe concerns those DESIGN: Verbatim comments that met definitions self-statements were extracted from narratives 50 young adults had taken part ongoing qualitative study on The statements coded into using...

How providers of end-of-life care perceive spirituality both within themselves and for others can directly impact their ability to provide spiritual patients families. Uncertainty about contribute the awkwardness care. Spiritual uncertainty includes questions, worries, doubts people have meaning, beliefs, connections, self-transcendence, value that comprise spirituality. This article reports qualitative findings from a mixed-methods study sought understand among hospice providers. Data were...

Death is a human experience; however, an understanding of dying, grief, and loss continues to elude many cultures, even more elusive the complicated grief for families burnout providers caring dying patient their families. To prepare students taking care patients families, Catalyzing Relationships at End Life program included addressing perceptions one's own death through journal reflection. The utilized journals ascertain student issues surrounding family communication end life. Journal...

Spiritual uncertainty is a new construct for end-of-life care that focuses on the questions, worries and doubts people have with spirituality. can contribute to spiritual distress patients families dealing end of life, as well lead healthcare providers avoid methods.This article reports item construction survey design measure providers.Items were constructed from qualitative data gathered five focus groups (with total 23 interdisciplinary hospice palliative being surveyed). Data developed...