Critical Access Hospital Nurses' Perceptions of Obstacles to End-of-Life Care: A Qualitative Study.

Background: Critical care nurses working in urban settings have reported obstacles in caring for dying patients. However, the perceptions of such obstacles by nurses working in critical access hospitals (CAHs), which are located in rural areas, are unknown.

Objective: To study stories and experiences related to obstacles in providing end-of-life care reported by CAH nurses.

Frequency and Magnitude of Obstacles and Helpful Behavior Items in End-of-Life Care as Perceived by Nurses Working in Critical-Access Hospitals.

Background: Twenty percent of Americans live in rural areas where most of their health care is provided in critical-access hospitals (CAHs). It is unknown how frequently obstacle and helpful behavior items occur in end-of-life (EOL) care in CAHs.

Objectives: The aims of this study were to determine the frequency of occurrence scores of obstacle and helpful behavior items in providing EOL care in CAHs and to also determine which obstacles and helpful behaviors have the greatest or least impact on EOL care based on the magnitude scores.

Parental reports of vaccine information statement usage in Utah.

Background: Since the implementation in 1986, there is little research focused on vaccine information statements (VISs) use for vaccine education and parental perception.

Purpose: To explore parental reports of dissemination and use of VISs.

Methods: Data for this pilot, cross-sectional, descriptive study were collected through an online survey in both English and Spanish.

Effectiveness of a vaccination education module for college freshmen.

To evaluate the effectiveness of a vaccination education module to improve vaccine expectations and behaviors among college freshmen. The participants were 177 college freshmen at one private Utah university. Participants were eligible for this study if admitted as new freshmen during the 2019-2020 school year.

Caring for Rural Patients at End of Life: Perceptions of Critical Access Hospital Nurses.

Background: Critical access hospitals were created to bring health care to rural populations. These hospitals lack equipment and resources, but the nurses who work there still provide end-of-life care to critically ill and dying patients.

Objective: To determine how nurses in critical access hospitals perceive the size of obstacles and helpful behaviors for the provision of end-of-life care.