A REM Intrusion Model for Death Bed Visions: A Palliative Nursing Perspective

Volume 12 No 4 (2014)

Hemei Zhang, Jiannong Zhao, Chenyu Xu, Pengcheng Wang, Zengna Xing, Cuilian Wang

DOI: 10.14704/nq.2014.12.4.781

Abstract

Nurses often face the end of life conditions in resulting from several etiologies. It may be the end of life situations in chronic debilitating conditions like renal failures, oncological conditions and even progressive old age as such. Often around the clock nursing remains the primary mode of care for such patients. End of life care is complicated by several psychological and physical conditions

Keywords

death bed visions, end of life dreams, end of life visions, near death experiences, REM intrusion, neurobiology

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