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A Critical Discourse Analysis of AACN’s Tool Kit of Resources for Cultural Competent Education for Baccalaureate Nurses by Iheduru-Anderson, Kechi, Valderama-Wallace, Claire, Bigger, Sharon E., Narruhn, Robin

“…American institutions of nursing education have integrated cultural competence as a pillar approach to addressing health disparities. The theoretical…”
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Palliative Care Communication Among Home Health Interprofessional Staff: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Effectiveness by Bigger, Sharon E., Zanville, Noah, Wittenberg, Elaine, Towsley, Gail, Glenn, Lee

“…Skilled home health care (HH) is the largest and fastest growing long-term care setting in the United States. Patients in HH are served by an interprofessional…”
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Black Americans, hospitalization, and advance care planning: Structural vulnerability in Home Health Value-Based Purchasing by Bigger, Sharon E., Hemphill, Jean Croce, Njoroge, Trizah, Doyon, Katherine, Glenn, Lee

“…Skilled home health (HH) is the largest long-term care setting and the fastest-growing site of healthcare in the United States (U.S.). Home Health Value-Based…”
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Self-perceived Burden: A Critical Evolutionary Concept Analysis by Bigger, Sharon E., Vo, Timothea

“…The purpose of this article is to critically analyze the concept of self-perceived burden. The Rodgers Evolutionary Model is augmented with concept critique, a…”
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Emergency Department Use and Advance Care Planning in Home Health Value-Based Purchasing by Bigger, Sharon E., Glenn, Lee

“…Advance care planning (ACP) is a conversation about values, future treatment choices, and designation of a surrogate decision-maker, held in advance of a…”
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MAiD in America: A Rapid Review of Medical Assistance in Dying in the United States and Its Implications for Practice for Health Care Professionals by Grubbs, Kathy Howard, Keinath, Christiana M, Bigger, Sharon E

“…The evolving legal landscape associated with medical assistance in dying (MAiD) may pose significant challenges for hospice and palliative care professionals…”
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Gag order laws threaten nursing education and health equity by Ehrlich, Olga, Izumi, Shigeko (Seiko), Bigger, Sharon E., Johnson, Lee Ann

“…Since 2021, some state legislators have passed laws that limit what public institutions can teach about discrimination. The number of these laws, also called…”
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Cardiac and Pulmonary Diagnoses and Advance Care Planning in Home Health by Bigger, Sharon E., Haddad, Lisa, Glenn, Lee

“…Chronic cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases are prevalent in the US home health population. Heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are both…”
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Transitions between skilled home health and hospice for persons living with dementia: a systematic review of literature by Bigger, Sharon E., Foreman, Robin Ann, Keinath, Christiana, Towsley, Gail L.

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Advance Care Planning Protocols and Hospitalization Rates in Home Health Value-Based Purchasing by Bigger, Sharon E., Haddad, Lisa, Ahluwalia, Sangeeta C., Glenn, Lee

“…Advance care planning is a conversation about personal values, future treatment choices, and designation of a surrogate decision-maker, that someone has in…”
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Self-perceived Burden: A Critical Evolutionary Concept Analysis by Bigger, Sharon E., Vo, Timothea

“…The purpose of this article is to critically analyze the concept of self-perceived burden. The Rodgers Evolutionary Model is augmented with concept critique, a…”
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Transitions between skilled home health and hospice for persons living with dementia: a systematic review of literature by Bigger, Sharon E, Foreman, Robin Ann, Keinath, Christiana, Towsley, Gail L

“…In the United States (US), nearly one third of skilled home health (HH) patients and nearly one half of hospice patients have diagnoses of Alzheimer's disease…”
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