TY - JOUR
T1 - Cardiorespiratory nurses' perceptions of palliative care in nonmalignant disease
T2 - Data for the development of clinical practice
AU - Davidson, Patricia
AU - Introna, Kate
AU - Daly, John
AU - Paull, Glenn
AU - Jarvis, Robyn
AU - Angus, Janet
AU - Wilds, Tony
AU - Cockburn, Jill
AU - Dunford, Mary
AU - Dracup, Kathleen
PY - 2003/1/1
Y1 - 2003/1/1
N2 - Nurses lack a comprehensive body of scientific knowledge to guide the palliative care of patients with nonmalignant conditions. Current knowledge and practice reveal that nurses in many instances are not well prepared to deal with death and dying. Focus groups were used in an exploratory study to examine the perceptions of palliative care among cardiorespiratory nurses (n=35). Content analysis was used to reveal themes in the data. Four major themes were found: (1) searching for structure and meaning in the dying experience of patients with chronic disease, (2) lack of a treatment plan and a lack of planning and negotiation, (3) discomfort in dealing with death and dying, and (4) lack of awareness of palliative care philosophies and resources. The information derived from this sample of cardiorespiratory nurses represents a complex interplay between personal, professional, and organizational perspectives on the role of palliative care in cardiorespiratory disease. The results of the study suggest a need for nurses to be equipped on both an intellectual and a practical level about the concept of palliative care in nonmalignant disease.
AB - Nurses lack a comprehensive body of scientific knowledge to guide the palliative care of patients with nonmalignant conditions. Current knowledge and practice reveal that nurses in many instances are not well prepared to deal with death and dying. Focus groups were used in an exploratory study to examine the perceptions of palliative care among cardiorespiratory nurses (n=35). Content analysis was used to reveal themes in the data. Four major themes were found: (1) searching for structure and meaning in the dying experience of patients with chronic disease, (2) lack of a treatment plan and a lack of planning and negotiation, (3) discomfort in dealing with death and dying, and (4) lack of awareness of palliative care philosophies and resources. The information derived from this sample of cardiorespiratory nurses represents a complex interplay between personal, professional, and organizational perspectives on the role of palliative care in cardiorespiratory disease. The results of the study suggest a need for nurses to be equipped on both an intellectual and a practical level about the concept of palliative care in nonmalignant disease.
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U2 - 10.4037/ajcc2003.12.1.47
DO - 10.4037/ajcc2003.12.1.47
M3 - Article
C2 - 12526237
AN - SCOPUS:0037262428
SN - 1062-3264
VL - 12
SP - 47
EP - 53
JO - American Journal of Critical Care
JF - American Journal of Critical Care
IS - 1
ER -