Delivering the News of the Death of a Spouse in a Narrative-Participative Style within the Context of the Emergency Department of an Acute Care Hospital

Author

Donald E. Sass, Marquette University

Date of Award

12-1986

Degree Type

Master's Essay - Restricted

Degree Name

Master of Education (MEd)

Department

Education

First Advisor

Ronald T. Zaffrann

Second Advisor

Carl G. Thom

Abstract

This study is the result of experience, observation, and reflection as a chaplain in an acute care hospital located in Racine, Wisconsin.

The writer focuses on one of the most difficult tasks in a hospital which requires collaboration among medical, nursing, and pastoral care staff members: delivering the news of death.

This study concentrates on the delivery of the news of death to a spouse in the emergency department of a hospital.

Comments

An Essay Submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School, Marquette University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Education, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Recommended Citation

Sass, Donald E., "Delivering the News of the Death of a Spouse in a Narrative-Participative Style within the Context of the Emergency Department of an Acute Care Hospital" (1986). Master's Essays (1922 - ). 1742.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/essays/1742