Renea L. Beckstrand, PhD, RN, CCRN, CNE, is a professor at Brigham Young University, College of Nursing in Provo, Utah. Dr. Beckstrand also works in the NSTU at Utah Valley Hospital in Provo, Utah. She has completed many studies on care of dying patients.
Shalyn Larsen, MS, FNP-c, was a graduate student at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. She currently works in Utah as an FNP.
Janelle L. B. Macintosh, PhD, RN, is a professor at Brigham Young University College of Nursing in Provo, Utah. Dr. Macintosh is an expert in nursing research and analysis of qualitative data.
Ryan Rasmussen, PhD, RN, FNP-c, is an associate professor at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Dr. Rasmussen is an expert in emergency nursing, trauma communication, pediatrics, and informatics.
Karlen E. Luthy, DNP, FNP-c, FAAN, is a professor and associate dean of the graduate program at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.
Trissa M. Lyman, FNP-BC, RN, works as an NP at the Center for Change; an eating order treatment center in Orem, Utah.
The authors have disclosed that they have no significant relationship with, or financial interest in, any commercial companies pertaining to this article.
This study was partially funded by the Brigham Young University College of Nursing.
Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Renea L. Beckstrand, PhD, RN, CCRN, CNE, Brigham Young University, College of Nursing, 422 KMBL, PO Box 89, Provo, UT 84602 ([email protected]).
