Intensive care nurses’ involvement in the end-of-life process – perspectives of relatives

• DOI: 10.1177/0969733011433925
• Publication Date: 2012-09-18T07:45:39Z
• Authors: Ranveig Lind; Geir F Lorem; Per Nortvedt; Olav Hevrøy
• Keywords: Compassion; End-of-Life Care

In this article, we report findings from a qualitative study that explored how the relatives of intensive care unit patients experienced nurses’ role and relationship with them in end-of-life decision-making processes. all, 27 21 deceased were interviewed about their experiences challenging ethical issue. The reveal despite bedside care, compassion comfort, nurses perceived as vague evasive communication, missed long-term perspective dialogue. Few participated meetings doctors relatives. consequences imply increased loneliness uncertainty, experience themselves have responsibility obtaining information understanding process. therefore felt could been more involved