Datum zveřejnění:

9.3.2014

Abstrakt:

The present article aims to answer the research question: How did the nuns perceive death, the dying and the deceased? The author presents partial results of her qualitative research realized among the nuns employed in one of the nursing homes as nurses. The article presents the perception of the dying persons from part of the nuns, as well as their professional approach to these persons Further, the author presents the perception of the dead persons from part of the nuns, and records their specifi c ways of dealing with the bodies of the deceased. As for the results of the research, it can be stated that the nuns perceive dead as a mysterious event that constitutes part of their and our lives and represents a return to God; however, in spite of these mostly positive connotations dead is for them a disquieting event

Klíčová slova

nun, nurse, client, nursing home, death, dying

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