Abstract

Patients are living longer with many types of cancer; however, often they face sudden possibilities of dying, not only due to their advancing illness but due to complications of their treatment. Consequently, they can express substantial existential distress. Nurses' close proximity to patients puts them in an ideal place to assess and engage with patients' existential distress; yet this kind of research has been scarce. The purpose of this doctoral thesis was to explore nurses' experiences of being with patients facing the threat of mortality.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: NR72197; ProQuest document ID: 869745589. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Doris Yuet Lan Leung, PhD, RN

Sigma Membership

Non-member

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Phenomenology

Research Approach

Qualitative Research

Keywords:

Oncology Nurses, Patient Mortality, Existential Distress, Canada

Advisor

Mary Jane Esplen

Second Advisor

Elisabeth Peter

Third Advisor

Doris Howell

Fourth Advisor

Margaret Fitch

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

University of Toronto

Degree Year

2010

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None: Degree-based Submission

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Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2021-10-12

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