Attitudes of Iranian nurses toward caring for dying patients

2008 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 363-369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sedigheh Iranmanesh ◽  
Helen Dargahi ◽  
Abbas Abbaszadeh
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Support ◽  
Death And Dying ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Attitudes Toward Death ◽  
The People ◽  
Dying Patients ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
Reflective Narrative

ABSTRACTObjective:To examine the attitudes of Iranian nurses toward caring for dying patients.Methods:Nurses' attitudes toward death and caring for dying patients were examined by using two types of questionnaires: the Death Attitude Profile–Revised (DAP-R) and Frommelt's Attitude towards Caring for Dying Patients (FATCOD), both with a demographic survey.Results:The results showed that most respondents are likely to view death as a natural part of life and also as a gateway to the afterlife. The majority reported that they are likely to provide care and emotional support for the people who are dying and their families, but they were unlikely to talk with them or even educate them about death. They had a tendency not to accept patients and their families as the authoritative decision makers or involve families in patient care. Nurses' personal views on death, as well as personal experiences, affected their attitudes toward care of the dying.Significance of results:Lack of education and experience, as well as cultural and professional limitations, may have contributed to the negative attitude toward some aspects of the care for people who are dying among the nurses surveyed. Creating a reflective narrative environment in which nurses can express their own feelings about death and dying seems to be a potentially effective approach to identify the factors influencing their interaction with the dying. Continuing education may be required for Iranian palliative care nurses in order to improve the patients quality of care at the end of life.

Death and Dying

Cinema, MD ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 193-216
Author(s):  
Eelco F.M. Wijdicks
Keyword(s):  
Death And Dying ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Active Euthanasia ◽  
Assisted Death ◽  
Dying Patients ◽  
Film Directors ◽  
History Of ◽  
Prolongation Of Life ◽  
Active Assistance

There have been major advances in care of dying patients, and screenwriters, like physicians, have grappled with quality-of-life concerns, artificial prolongation of life, and active assistance in death. Palliation and active euthanasia have been constant, side-by-side considerations in the history of medicine. Assisted death, euthanasia, and self-determination in how to end life have been interests for film directors, and this chapter places these films in context. In real life death is dignified and peaceful, whereas in the movies death from disease is often agonizing and not easily over. In the movies, the sick seldom leave earthly existence in a convincing way.

scholarly journals Anglicization of Written Igbo Personal and Place Names: A Sociolinguistic Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 501-515
Author(s):  
Geraldine Ifesinachi Nnamdi-Eruchalu
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Print Media ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Place Names ◽  
Learning And Development ◽  
The People ◽  
Igbo People ◽  
Personal Experiences

The Igbo people are at the verge of losing their language, culture and identity to the English Language [Azuonye 2002, Asonye 2013, Emeka-Nwobia 2020]. This work aims at investigating into the Anglicization  of  written Igbo personal and place names with a view to highlighting the extent of spellings and pronunciation inconsistencies, discover what impact it has on the learning and development of the language, and discover ways the attitude of the people can be changed towards the language to forestall its death. It argues that the spelling inconsistencies it introduced to the language is a source of challenge to learners, the majority of whom already have negative attitude towards the language. Ogbalu [1974], Oruchalu [1979] and Okodo [2008] made lists of anglicized names with their correct Igbo spellings, and decried the practice. The data for this research were collected from personal experiences, class lists, radio and television programmes, the internet, social and print media, and interviews. It concludes that a change in the attitude of the people towards their language, culture and identity as well as total implementation of the Onwu Orthography with regards to the spelling of personal and place names will complement the efforts being made to sustain the language.

scholarly journals DEMOKRASI DAN POLITIK PENCITRAAN PERANG IKLAN POLITIK MENUJU DEMOKRATISASI DI INDONESIA

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Grendi Hendrastomo *
Keyword(s):  
Common Knowledge ◽  
Economic Capital ◽  
General Election ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Quality Of Democracy ◽  
The Public ◽  
The People ◽  
The Press ◽  
Democratic Country

Democracy has become one of the best governmental systems adopted by countries all over the world. Democracy has considered able to respond more intentions particularly public’s in fighting for people’s right. There must be at least under these three conditions for a country to be considered as democratic country. First, it must run general election, empowered civilians and freedom of the press. General election is one way a citizen can contribute in politic. General election is held every five years and is used as a media to distribute their voices by voting the representative who will become the spokeperson in the parliament. To be a representative is not an easy job. Resources (social resources) are needed to win the popular vote. This is then why the representative democracy requires imaging. It is a common knowledge that the candidate of representative does not necessarily know the people he represent. Democracy raises the euphoria of creating image. In the end, war of image-making where character, quality, and individual’s quality can be imaged and sell to public will happen. Political commercial’s war has spreaded which force people to enjoy. Democracy then is identical with politic of imaging. Voters then are similar as the decision makers of the economy. Political party or individual is voted based on its marketing, no different with the marketing of groceries. Economic capital has become political basis to someone hence finally creating the democratical chain which costs a big amount. Eventhoungh in one side, the politic of imaging lowers the quality of democracy; on the other hand, it gives political study to people so the public will gain more politic knowledge from the politic ads. Key words: democracy, politic, imaging

Attitudes of Registered Nurses toward Death in a General Hospital

1973 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 411-426 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Roseman Shusterman ◽  
Lee Sechrest
Keyword(s):  
Death Anxiety ◽  
Death And Dying ◽  
Hospital Nurses ◽  
Medical Procedures ◽  
Personality Variables ◽  
Attitudes Toward Death ◽  
Dying Patients ◽  
Peer Rating ◽  
Dying Patient ◽  
Anxiety Questionnaire

Nurses' attitudes toward death and dying are of increasing interest as management of dying patients becomes a focus of concern. A death anxiety questionnaire tapping six conceptually distinct aspects of attitudes toward death was developed from work of previous investigators and administered along with other measures to 188 hospital nurses. This sample proved not to express very much anxiety about death; older nurses especially were found to express less anxiety about death of others and more acceptance of conventional medical procedures for managing the dying patient. No aspect of death anxiety was related to death rate on the unit on which the nurse worked, to any of several personality variables, or to peer rating of death anxiety. Finally, the psychometric properties of the death anxiety questionnaire, along with other findings, suggest need for more attention to measurement problems, heretofore largely ignored.

UPAYA PENINGKATAN MUTU PENDIDIKAN DI PONDOK PESANTREN HJ. HANIAH MAROS SULAWESI SELATAN

2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul Muin
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Boarding School ◽  
Education Quality ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
The People ◽  
Interest And Motivation

AbstractThe purpose of this paper is to reveal how the quality of education in this Islamic boarding school is, particularly related to education facilities, curriculum and strategies of education quality improve­ments. This study used the qualitative method. Findings of this study are: first, education infrastructure and facilities are relatively complete and adequate, which are supported by the atmosphere of the Islamic boarding school that is full of simplicity and modesty by habituation in implementing clean and healthy lifestyle. Second, the tafaqquh fi-al din (understanding of religion)-based curriculum compiled by the Islamic boarding school occupies the same degree (equal) to the curriculum prepared by the Ministry of Religious Affairs, so that both tafaqquh fi-al din (understanding of religion) studies and general studi­es have high electability, which is able to increase the quality of education and also generates interest and motivation of the people (parents) to put their children to the Islamic boarding school. Third, education in the Islamic boarding school has a strong independency because it is supported by substantial financial resources.AbstrakTujuan tulisan ini untuk mengungkapkan bagaimana mutu pendidikan di pondok pesantren ini, khususnya berkaitan dengan sarana pendidikan, kurikulum dan sterategi peningkatan mutu pendidik­an. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif. Hasil temuan studi ini adalah: Pertama, sarana dan fasilitas pendidikan relatif lengkap dan memadai, ini didukung oleh suasana kehidupan pondok pesan­tren yang penuh kesederhanaan dan kebersahajaan dengan pembiasaan menerapkan pola hidup bersih dan sehat. Kedua, kurikulum yang berbasis tafaqquh fi-al din yang disusun oleh pondok pesantren ini menempati derajat yang sama (equal) dengan kurikulum yang disusun Kementerian Agama, sehinga baik kajian tafaqquh fi al-din maupun pelajaran umum memiliki electabilitas yang tinggi, hal ini mampu meningkatkan mutu pendidikan dan sekaligus membangkitkan animo dan motivasi masyarakat (orangtua) untuk memasukkan anaknya ke pesantren ini. Ketiga, penyelenggaraan pendidikan di pon­dok pesantren ini memiliki kemandirian yang kuat, karena didukung oleh sumber dana yang besar.

PEMBENAHAN TERHADAP LEMBAGA PEMASYARAKATAN DAPAT MENIADAKAN OPSI HUKUMAN MATI BAGI NARAPIDANA DI INDONESIA (THE IMPROVEMENT OF QUALITY OF PENITENTIARY CAN ELIMINATE THE DEATH PENALTY OPTIONS OF CONVICTED CRIMINALS IN INDONESIA)

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 175
Author(s):  
Nomensen Freddy Siahaan
Keyword(s):  
Death Penalty ◽  
Deterrent Effect ◽  
Criminal Cases ◽  
Psychological Burden ◽  
The Real ◽  
The Public ◽  
Good Citizen ◽  
The People ◽  
Long Time

After a long time was not heard to the public area, lately death penalty toward the criminal cases that classified as extraordinary crime are appear. The author discovers electronic article about the execution of the death penalty which is the prosecutor prepares to execute death penalty toward the drugs dealer. The president of Republic of Indonesia stated that it is necessary to give a deterrent effect to the convicted  criminal and keep the morality of Indonesian teenagers. According to my opinion, the author argues that it will be better and wiser if we discuss about renovating all of the Penitentiary in Indonesia than debating whether death penalty could be done in Indonesia or not, because it will be displeasure many parties, death penalty infringed the human rights of the convicted criminals and cause psychological burden to them, families, the executor of the death penalty, and other parties. Because if we have to improve the quality of the Penitentiary, if the function of Penitentiary for fostering moralily has been optimal or properly enough to the convicted criminals, Indonesia will be no longer need the death penalty option as sanction to the convicted crimanals including for the extraordinary crime (especially for drugs trafficking in our country). Penitentiary is one of the public services which aims for fostering the people that initially have bad habits (commited to the crime), so that they will have the awareness to change their bad attitude into the be better ones, will not harm others, and positively contributed to the society. Already Penitentiary’s conditions should be designed in such a way and as good as possible, so that the inmates feels like at their own home (like having a second home after his own home), and feel humaner to spend their days in the Penitentiary. The author believes that if the Penitentiary has been improved and optimized its function well, then the real purpose of Penitentiary will definitely achieved. As stated in Law Number 12 Year 1995 regarding to Penitentiary Article 2 which states "sanction system are organized in order to fostering the convicted criminals in order to be the real man, aware of their fault, improve themselves, and not to repeat the criminal act so that they can be friendly received by the community, can actively participated in the development of our country, and can socialize themselves as good citizen."Article 3 on this regulation also intensifies the function of Penitentiary "the function of Penitentiary is to prepare convicted criminals to be able to properly integrated to the society, so they can be accepted again as members of the public who are free and responsible ones." 

KUALITAS PELAYANAN DALAM PEMBANGUNAN INFRASTRUKTUR DI KECAMATAN CIAWI, KABUPATEN BOGOR

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 101
Author(s):  
Muhamad Alfian ◽  
Nandang Saefudin Zenju ◽  
Irma Purnamasari
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Service ◽  
National Development ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
National Unity ◽  
The People ◽  
Driving Wheel ◽  
Alternative Routes ◽  
The City ◽  
Quality Infrastructure

Infrastructure development is an integral part of national development and the driving wheel of economic growth. Infrastructure also has an important role in strengthening national unity and unity (Bappenas: 2009). The banjarwaru, banjarwangi, and telukpinang highways are the access roads traversed by 8 villages including alternative routes for the cicurug-sukabumi area. This road is always passed by the people who headed to the city. Therefore, the benefits of this road is very important because it is often passed from the cicurug-sukabumi area due to the diversion of traffic flow so that the intensity of high road users.In this study the author uses the theory of Ridwan and Sudrajat. Quality of service is the level of incompatibility between expectations with customer desires and also the perceptions of these customers. Quality of service here can be assessed by looking at the dimensions. These dimensions include the quality of service, the ability of officials, and service convenience. During the observation to the community through the survey to direct approach with the community, most people complained that the development service to build the kecamatan should be further improved and the results of this study showed that the Quality Assessment of Service in Road Infrastructure Development in Ciawi Sub-district Bogor Regency is categorized Fair Good this is because the assessment of the quality of development services by the Subdistrict Apparatus itself and from the community assess the ability of District Officers still have to be improved in conducting the service and its implementation.Keywords: Service Quality, Infrastructure Development.

Omgaan met mensen met een visuele beperking in het verpleeghuis

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Support ◽  
Vision Loss ◽  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Brain Disorders ◽  
Process Of Care ◽  
Coordinated Care ◽  
Specific Training ◽  
Literature Overview ◽  
Care For Older People

The number of people with vision loss increases; a large part of them is nursing home resident. Although the number of elderly with visual impairments is growing, little special attention is paid to this group. This is however urgently needed. Caregivers need to understand the limitations of visual impairment and how to cope with them. This can lead to better coordinated care. This article presents a literature overview about what conditions are essential for the quality of care for older people with visual impairments caused by eye-diseases (not by brain disorders). The results show that these conditions concern the process of care, communication and emotional support, support when moving, in providing structure, specific training of caregivers, and lighting provision. Practical tips and advice are given that can be used in nursing homes.

Building a Resilient Tomorrow

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alice C. Hill ◽  
Leonardo Martinez-Diaz
Keyword(s):  
Global Climate Change ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Climate Impacts ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Climate Scenarios ◽  
Related Disease ◽  
Climate Resilience ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
Financial Disincentives ◽  
Biological Solutions

Even under the most optimistic scenarios, significant global climate change is now inevitable. Although we cannot tell with certainty how much average global temperatures will rise, we do know that the warming we have experienced to date has already caused significant losses, and that the failure to prepare for the consequences of further warming may prove to be staggering. This book does not dwell on overhyped descriptions of apocalyptic climate scenarios, nor does it travel down well-trodden paths surrounding the politics of reducing carbon emissions. Instead, it starts with two central facts: there will be future climate impacts, and we can make changes now to buffer their effects. While squarely confronting the scale of the risks we face, this pragmatic guide focuses on solutions—some gradual and some more revolutionary—currently being deployed around the globe. Each chapter presents a thematic lesson for decision-makers and engaged citizens to consider, outlining replicable successes and identifying provocative recommendations to strengthen climate resilience. Between discussions of ideas as wide-ranging as managed retreat from coastal hot zones to biological solutions for resurgent climate-related disease threats, the authors draw on their personal experiences to tell behind-the-scenes stories of what it really takes to advance progress on these issues. The narrative is dotted with stories of on-the-ground citizenry, from small-town mayors and bankers to generals and engineers, who are chipping away at financial disincentives and bureaucratic hurdles to prepare for life on a warmer planet.

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