June 1, 1964AJN American Journal of Nursing111 citations
View Full PaperThe Social Loss of Dying Patients
Key Points
- The study aims to explore the social value placed on dying patients and its effects on nursing care and personnel.
- Conducted at the University of California Medical Center.
- Involved hospital personnel and a nurse faculty member, Jeanne Quint.
- Evaluated the relationship between nurse perceptions and nursing needs for dying patients.
- Found that social value significantly affects nursing care quality.
- Identified that nurses' awareness of their evaluations can enhance patient care.
- Noted variations in care based on the perceived value of the patient.
Abstract
Inevitably, a social value is placed on a patient, and that value has much to do with the impact on the nurse of his dying and, frequently, on the care he receives. So the authors have discovered in a study they, with a nurse faculty member, Jeanne Quint, are making of hospital personnel, nursing care, and dying patients at the University of California Medical Center. A clear recognition by the nurse of the evaluating she does can help buffer the impact and make it easier for her to determine nursing needs objectively.