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dc.contributor.advisorFraley, Hannahen_US
dc.contributor.authorCoulter, Shelby Anne
dc.creatorCoulter, Shelby Anneen_US
dc.date2021-11-24T14:05:39.000en_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-29T11:35:43Z
dc.date.available2021-11-29T11:35:43Z
dc.date.issued2016-05-01en_US
dc.date.submitted2016-06-29T09:42:08-07:00en_US
dc.identifierhonors_theses/87en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13013/887en_US
dc.description.abstractDementia is a serious disease that affects 46.8 million elders globally with 9.9 million new cases each year. It is not often understood that dementia is considered a terminal illness, and it is thought that misconceptions about dementia may be a factor of poor quality of care for this vulnerable population at the end of their lives. Nurses are on the front lines of caring for dementia patients, however nurses may lack knowledge of how to best care for dementia patients and their families. A qualitative survey study will be conducted using a convenience sample of Salem State nursing students (N= 100). Specific study aims include: do nursing students know about dementia, advanced directives, and end of life care and treatment options specifically related to the dementia patient? Thematic coding methods will be used to analyze the data. Results from this study will help identify knowledge needs of nursing students related to end-of-life treatment for dementia patients. Understanding knowledge needs of nurses can further inform future educational programs for nursing students in order to increase the quality of care for this population.en_US
dc.titleStudent Nurses' Knowledge of End-of-Life Treatment Options in Dementia Patientsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.legacy.pubstatuspublisheden_US
dc.description.departmentNursingen_US
dc.date.displayMay 2016en_US
dc.type.degreeBachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)en_US
dc.legacy.pubtitleHonors Thesesen_US
dc.legacy.identifierhttps://digitalcommons.salemstate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1087&context=honors_theses&unstamped=1en_US
dc.legacy.identifieritemhttps://digitalcommons.salemstate.edu/honors_theses/87en_US
dc.legacy.identifierfilehttps://digitalcommons.salemstate.edu/context/honors_theses/article/1087/type/native/viewcontenten_US
dc.subject.keyworddementiaen_US
dc.subject.keywordstudent nursesen_US
dc.subject.keywordnursing schoolen_US
dc.subject.keywordcurriculumen_US
dc.subject.keywordend-of-life treatmenten_US
dc.subject.keywordadvanced directivesen_US


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