Missing links.Texts fall short on end-of-life care NURSING TEXTBOOKS FAIL TO ADEQUATELY cover end-of-life care, including pain management, says a new study published in the June issue of Oncology Nursing  The perspective and/or examples in this article do not represent a world-wide view. Please [ edit] this page to improve its geographical balance. Forum. The study, directed under a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, charitable organization devoted exclusively to health care issues. It was established in 1936 by Robert Wood Johnson (1893–1968), board chairman of the Johnson & Johnson medical products company. , looked at 50 texts and medical books widely used in undergraduate nursing schools. Only two percent of the content addressed end-of-life care, reports Betty Ferrell, PhD, RN, a research scientist with the City of Hope Medical Center and Beckman Research Institute The Beckman Research Institute (BRI) is a research facility affiliated with the City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, CA. It is dedicated to studying normal and abnormal biological processes which may be related to cancer. in Durate, California. Quality of life concerns and the roles and needs of family caregivers A family caregiver is a person who manages or provides direct assistance to a loved one who needs help with day to day activities because of a chronic condition, cognitive limitations, or aging. received the least coverage. And some of the pharmacology pharmacology, study of the changes produced in living animals by chemical substances, especially the actions of drugs, substances used to treat disease. Systematic investigation of the effects of drugs based on animal experimentation and the use of isolated and books reviewed had incorrect information. "Nursing students are not prepared because they aren't getting the correct information," says Ferrell, whose team has already met with publishers, authors, and editors of the texts studied. Ferrell has also met with state nursing board officials to discuss changes to the nursing curriculum. |
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