Background: Caregiver preparedness for the death of a loved one is increasingly recognized as a critical component of palliative care. In Ghana, cultural taboos, religious beliefs, and limited support systems influence how families approach this process, yet little is known about...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrnh/2025/v8i1222
Aim: The aim of the study was to explore nursing students’ first clinical experience with a dying patient or the dead. Study Design: The study employed a qualitative case study design involving six students, homogenous in nature and purposively selected from the nursing departmen...
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Research Article10.9734/jesbs/2020/v33i1030262
Background: Effective pain management is central to end-of-life (EOL) care, yet patients in low- and middle-income countries often experience preventable suffering. Nurses, as frontline providers, play a pivotal role in pain control; however, there is a paucity of Ghanaian qualit...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrnh/2026/v9i1275
Introduction: The global incidence of spinal cord injury (SCI) is on the rise. Family caregivers of patients with SCI play a significant role assisting with care at home, to help them integrate into the community. The caregiving role requires support to cope with the physical, ps...