Nurses’ experiences of ethical problems in the end-of-life care of patients : A literature review

Background: In the background section the following terms are described: Palliative care and holistic view, care at the end-of-life, ethical problems in the end-of-life care and ethical problem and ethical dilemma. Aim: The purpose of this literature review was to describe nurses’ experiences of eth...

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Main Author: Davatgar, Elika
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Language:English
Published: Ersta Sköndal högskola, Institutionen för vårdvetenskap 2015
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spelling ndltd-UPSALLA1-oai-DiVA.org-esh-47862015-12-24T04:58:12ZNurses’ experiences of ethical problems in the end-of-life care of patients : A literature reviewengSjuksköterskors upplevelser av etiska problem i vården av patienter i livets slutskede : En litteraturöversiktDavatgar, ElikaErsta Sköndal högskola, Institutionen för vårdvetenskap2015End of life careEthical problemsNurses’ experiencesVård vid livets slutskedeEtiska problemSjuksköterskors upplevelserBackground: In the background section the following terms are described: Palliative care and holistic view, care at the end-of-life, ethical problems in the end-of-life care and ethical problem and ethical dilemma. Aim: The purpose of this literature review was to describe nurses’ experiences of ethical problems in the end-of-life care of patients. Method: A literature review was selected as a method in this study based on eightscientific articles. Articles were reviewed and analyzed critically by the author. Travelbees’ theory (1971) “human- to- human relationships” was selected as a theoretical basis. Results: The result presents six themes as follows: Decision-making, ineffective treatments and therapies, insufficient communication, the lack of cooperation, inadequate respect for patient’s autonomy and uncertainty in caring role. These themes present how nurses deal with end-of-life care and in which situations ethical problems arise. Discussions: The result was discussed in relation to Travelbees’ theory (1971) “human-to-human relationships”. Nurses’ different experiences according to their different responsibilities such as insufficient communication and cooperation, decision-making processes, uncertainty in caring role and inadequate respect for patients’ autonomy were discussed. Bakgrund: I bakgrunden beskrivs följande termer: Palliativ vård och holistiskt synsätt, vård vid livets slutskede, etiska problem i livets slutskede och definitionerna av etiskt problem och etiskt dilemma. Syfte: Syftet med denna litteraturöversikt var att beskriva sjuksköterskors upplevelser av etiska problem i vården av patienter i livets slutskede. Metod: En litteraturöversikt valdes som metod i denna studie som bygger på åtta vetenskapliga artiklar. Artiklarna granskades och analyserades av författaren. Travelbees teori (1971) “human-to-human relationships” valdes som en teoretisk grund. Resultat: Resultatet presenterar sex teman enligt följande: Beslutsfattande, ineffektiva behandlingar och terapier, otillräcklig kommunikation, bristande samarbete, otillräcklig respekt för patientens autonomi och osäkerhet i vårdande roll. Dessa teman presenterar hur sjuksköterskor hanterar vård vid livets slutskede och i vilka situationer etiska problem uppstår. Diskussion: Resultatet diskuterades utifrånTravelbees’ theory (1971) “human- to- human relationships”. Sjuksköterskors olika erfarenheter i enlighet med deras olika ansvarsområden såsom otillräcklig kommunikation och samarbete, beslutsprocesser, osäkerheten i vårdanderoll och bristande respekt för patientens autonomi diskuterades. Student thesisinfo:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesistexthttp://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:esh:diva-4786application/pdfinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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topic End of life care
Ethical problems
Nurses’ experiences
Vård vid livets slutskede
Etiska problem
Sjuksköterskors upplevelser
spellingShingle End of life care
Ethical problems
Nurses’ experiences
Vård vid livets slutskede
Etiska problem
Sjuksköterskors upplevelser
Davatgar, Elika
Nurses’ experiences of ethical problems in the end-of-life care of patients : A literature review
description Background: In the background section the following terms are described: Palliative care and holistic view, care at the end-of-life, ethical problems in the end-of-life care and ethical problem and ethical dilemma. Aim: The purpose of this literature review was to describe nurses’ experiences of ethical problems in the end-of-life care of patients. Method: A literature review was selected as a method in this study based on eightscientific articles. Articles were reviewed and analyzed critically by the author. Travelbees’ theory (1971) “human- to- human relationships” was selected as a theoretical basis. Results: The result presents six themes as follows: Decision-making, ineffective treatments and therapies, insufficient communication, the lack of cooperation, inadequate respect for patient’s autonomy and uncertainty in caring role. These themes present how nurses deal with end-of-life care and in which situations ethical problems arise. Discussions: The result was discussed in relation to Travelbees’ theory (1971) “human-to-human relationships”. Nurses’ different experiences according to their different responsibilities such as insufficient communication and cooperation, decision-making processes, uncertainty in caring role and inadequate respect for patients’ autonomy were discussed. === Bakgrund: I bakgrunden beskrivs följande termer: Palliativ vård och holistiskt synsätt, vård vid livets slutskede, etiska problem i livets slutskede och definitionerna av etiskt problem och etiskt dilemma. Syfte: Syftet med denna litteraturöversikt var att beskriva sjuksköterskors upplevelser av etiska problem i vården av patienter i livets slutskede. Metod: En litteraturöversikt valdes som metod i denna studie som bygger på åtta vetenskapliga artiklar. Artiklarna granskades och analyserades av författaren. Travelbees teori (1971) “human-to-human relationships” valdes som en teoretisk grund. Resultat: Resultatet presenterar sex teman enligt följande: Beslutsfattande, ineffektiva behandlingar och terapier, otillräcklig kommunikation, bristande samarbete, otillräcklig respekt för patientens autonomi och osäkerhet i vårdande roll. Dessa teman presenterar hur sjuksköterskor hanterar vård vid livets slutskede och i vilka situationer etiska problem uppstår. Diskussion: Resultatet diskuterades utifrånTravelbees’ theory (1971) “human- to- human relationships”. Sjuksköterskors olika erfarenheter i enlighet med deras olika ansvarsområden såsom otillräcklig kommunikation och samarbete, beslutsprocesser, osäkerheten i vårdanderoll och bristande respekt för patientens autonomi diskuterades.
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title Nurses’ experiences of ethical problems in the end-of-life care of patients : A literature review
title_short Nurses’ experiences of ethical problems in the end-of-life care of patients : A literature review
title_full Nurses’ experiences of ethical problems in the end-of-life care of patients : A literature review
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