Nursing Care at the Time of Death: A Bathing and Honoring Practice
Debra Rodgers, BSN, RN, OCN®, CHPN; Beth Calmes, MSN, RN; and Jonathan Grotts, MA
ONF
10.1188/16.ONF.363-371
Description
Purpose/Objectives: To explore family members' experience of a bathing and honoring practice after a loved one's death in the acute care setting.
Research Approach: A descriptive, qualitative design using a semistructured telephone interview script.
Setting: The Inpatient Adult Oncology Unit at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in California.
Participants: 13 family members who participated in the bathing and honoring practice after their loved one's death on the oncology unit.