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Need and importance of reflections of dignity at the end of life for nursing students

Por: Ernsth Bravell · M. · Johansson · L. — Octubre 3rd 2025 at 17:49

Commentary on: Farfán-Zúñiga, X abd Jaman-Mewes, P. Reflections of nursing students on the care of the person’s dignity at the end of life: a qualitative study. Nurse Education Today 2024; 133: 106067.

Implications for practice and research

Dignity is one of the main values at the end of life.

  • Reflection of dignity and the meaning of such should be an obligatory part of nursing education, particularly when caring for people at the final stage of life, where vulnerability is more palpable.

  • Research on nursing students’ reflections regarding meeting the dignity needs of dying people is essential to improve the quality of end-of-life care.

  • Context

    Dignity is a cornerstone in healthcare and nursing research, not least it is an important concept when caring for people and their relatives at the end of life. Yet, there is a lack of research about nursing education, reflective...

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    Information, training and support for staff is essential for a successful implementation of welfare technology--but dont forget the end-users!

    Por: Ernsth Bravell · M. · Fristedt · S. — Octubre 3rd 2025 at 17:49

    Commentary on: Ren, LH., Wong, KLY., Wong, J., Kleiss, S., Berndt, A., Mann, J., Hussein, A., Hu, G., Wong, L., Khong, R., Fu, J., Ahmed, N., Nolte, J., Hung, L. (2024) Working with a robot in hospital and long-term care homes: staff experience BMC Nursing 23:317 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-024-01983-0

    Implications for practice and research

  • When implementing welfare technology, staff education needs to consider relational and cultural factors, including positivity in leadership, teamwork and staff-family relationships to facilitate use.

  • As technological possibilities are increasing, while older populations are growing and working populations are decreasing, user-based research in implementation of welfare technology is urgently needed.

  • Context

    The interest of using digital technologies, robots etc in supporting old age care is growing, due to the fact that the technological possibilities are also increasing. The fact that older populations are growing while working populations are decreasing in...

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