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INTRODUCTION: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Ebola has affected the lives of thousands, including health care workers. With few studies describing the experience of nurses who survived Ebola, the study aimed to describe Ugandan nurses' experiences. METHOD: Using a phenomenological design, in-depth interviews were conducted among five Ugandan nurses who contracted Ebola and survived. RESULT: Thematic analysis revealed themes of expectations of dying, hopelessness, loneliness, and betrayal by family, community, and the health system. DISCUSSION: Results support the need for policies targeting holistic practice protocols to protect all health care professionals during future outbreaks. Last, nursing survivors should have access to government-guaranteed support programs, including free health care and financial stipends. These results and recommendations transcend to the current reality of living with COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019). Efficient practice protocols could protect all rights and privileges and contribute to access to treatment and stigma removal.
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COVID-19 , Doença pelo Vírus Ebola , Surtos de Doenças , Doença pelo Vírus Ebola/prevenção & controle , Humanos , SARS-CoV-2 , UgandaRESUMO
This article, through art and aesthetic expression, illustrates and illuminates the experiences of persons caring for those who had peaceful deaths in intensive care units (ICUs) in southern Thailand. Aesthetic expression, categorized as a descriptive thematic experience, enhanced the appreciation of the experiences, which has implications for holistic end-of-life care.
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Atitude do Pessoal de Saúde/etnologia , Atitude Frente a Morte/etnologia , Cuidados Críticos/psicologia , Estética/psicologia , Medicina nas Artes , Recursos Humanos de Enfermagem Hospitalar/psicologia , Assistência Terminal/psicologia , Adaptação Psicológica , Cuidados Críticos/métodos , Empatia , Feminino , Saúde Holística , Enfermagem Holística , Humanos , Conhecimento , Narração , Relações Enfermeiro-Paciente , Pesquisa Metodológica em Enfermagem , Teoria de Enfermagem , Percepção Espacial , Simbolismo , Assistência Terminal/métodos , Tailândia , Percepção do TempoRESUMO
All cultures have had means and techniques that express their immediate aims. The thing that interests me is that today, painters do not have to go to a subject matter outside of themselves. They work from a different source. They work from within. It seems to me that the modern artist cannot express this age, the airplane, the atom bomb, the radio, in the old form of the Renaissance or of any of the old cultures.
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Características Culturais , Saúde Holística , Enfermagem Holística , Papel do Profissional de Enfermagem , Humanos , Modelos de Enfermagem , Relações Enfermeiro-Paciente , Estados UnidosRESUMO
Culture is a series of rules and methods that a society has evolved to deal with the recurring problems it faces. These have become so basic that, like breathing, we no longer think about how we approach or resolve them.
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Cultura , Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde , Motivação , Filosofia em Enfermagem , Humanos , Relações Enfermeiro-Paciente , Avaliação de Processos e Resultados em Cuidados de Saúde , Prática ProfissionalRESUMO
This article presents the use of music listening as an effective, noninvasive intervention designed to assist nurses in creating a healing environment to promote health and well-being. Music has demonstrated effectiveness in reducing pain, decreasing anxiety, and increasing relaxation. In addition, music has been used as a process to distract persons from unpleasant sensations and empower them with the ability to heal from within. As nurses develop practice patterns that are evidence based, the use of music listening could become an integral nursing intervention. To develop a guide for using music listening as a nursing intervention, six principles of practice are identified: intent, authentic presence, wholeness, preference, entrainment, and situating the client.