Historical milestones of hospice nursing care

• Authors: Ivica Gulášová , Lenka Gornerová , Ján Breza jr. , Ján Breza

Abstracts

EN

Authors of this article describe the history of hospice care and community nursing. They define hospice nursing care according to the criteria of the World Organization of Home and Hospice Care. They point to the importance and role of community nursing in that area. Further they analyze the difficulties of hospice nursing care. The conclusion is based on the rights of dying patients, where the main goal of palliative care is to maintain the patient’s physical and psychological well-being, pain-free state and dignified and peaceful death.

Keywords

EN

hospice nursing care; community nursing; holistic philosophy in nursing

• Publisher: Instytut Studiów Międzynarodowych i Edukacji Humanum
• Journal: Społeczeństwo i Edukacja. Międzynarodowe Studia Humanistyczne
• Year: 2014
• Issue: 3(15)
• Pages: 137-142

Dates

published

2014

Contributors

author

Ivica Gulášová

• St. Elizabeth University of Health & Social Sciences

author

Lenka Gornerová

• College of Polytechnics, Jihlava, Czech Republic Ján Breza jr. Urology Clinic and Centre for kidney transplantations, L. Denér Faculty Hospital, Kramáre, Bratislava, Slovakia

author

Ján Breza jr.

• Urology Clinic and Centre for kidney transplantations, L. Denér Faculty Hospital, Kramáre, Bratislava, Slovakia

author

Ján Breza

• Urology Clinic and Centre for kidney transplantations, L. Denér Faculty Hospital, Kramáre, Bratislava, Slovakia, Faculty of Medicine of Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia Slovak Medical University, Bratislava, Slovakia

Identifiers

Biblioteka Nauki

2157538