Exploring nurses' end-of-life care for dying patients in the ICU using focus group interviews.
Intensive Crit Care Nurs
; 52: 3-8, 2019 Jun.
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em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30297148
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The aim of this study is to illuminate how nurses working in an intensive care unit perceive their professional duties regarding end-of-life care based on their end-of-life care experience. DESIGN ANDMETHODS:
A qualitative research design utilising focus-group interviews was employed. Two focus groups with twelve nurses were recruited, one consisting of nurses with less than five years of clinical experience in intensive care units and the other with more than five years of experience.FINDINGS:
An analysis of the nurses' explorations of end-of-life care in an intensive care unit for patients facing impending death revealed three main themes (1) facing an extreme change in human existence, (2) being in the presence of the patient's transition and (3) being prepared as an intensive care unit nurse. These three themes covered a total of 16 subthemes.CONCLUSION:
The findings of this study outline how intensive care unit nurses perceive dying patients and how they manage end-of-life care. It also illustrates how patients and their families can be included in the process, and this should be a component of nurses' education regarding end-of-life care.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Assistência Terminal
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Atitude Frente a Morte
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Enfermeiras e Enfermeiros
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Intensive Crit Care Nurs
Assunto da revista:
ENFERMAGEM
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TERAPIA INTENSIVA
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
HOLANDA
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HOLLAND
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NETHERLANDS
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NL
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PAISES BAJOS
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THE NETHERLANDS