TABLE 1.
Clinical Specialties of Units Studied by Hospital Type
| EOL Patients With Death Anxiety Diagnosis | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital | Unit | Total EOL Patients (N = 1,453) (n[%]) | Total (N = 462) (n[%]) | Cared for by Experienced Nurses (n[%]) | Cared for by Less Experienced Nurses (n[%]) |
| LCH1 | General Medical | 173 (11.9) | 9 (1-9) | 9 (100) | 0 (0) |
| Medical ICU | 148 (10.2) | 2 (0.4) | 1 (50) | 1 (50) | |
| Gerontology | 472 (32.5) | 296 (64.1) | 157 (53) | 139 (47) | |
| UH | Cardiac Surgical | 46 (3.2) | 8 (1.7) | 7 (87.5) | 1 (12.5) |
| Neurosurgical | 87 (6) | 34 (7.4) | 25 (73.5) | 9 (26.5) | |
| Cardiac ICU | 153 (10.5) | 11 (2.4) | 6 (54.5) | 5 (45.5) | |
| LCH2 | Medical Gerontology | 103 (7.4) | 32 (6.9) | 22 (68.8) | 10 (31.2) |
| General Medical | 144 (9.9) | 36 (7.8) | 17 (47.2) | 19 (52.8) | |
| SCH | Medical Surgical | 122 (8.4) | 34 (7.4) | 22 (64.7) | 12 (35.3) |
Note. EOL = end-of-life; LCH1 = large community hospital 1; ICU = intensive unit; UH = university hospital; LCH2 = large community hospital 2; SCH = small community hospital. Nurses who have at least 2 years of experience at their current position are considered to be experienced nurses. All other nurses with <2 years of experience are considered to be less experienced nurses.