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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe what critical care nurses perceived about life-sustaining treatment at end of life.
Methods: A qualitative content analysis method was utilized. The unit of analysis was interview text obtained from fifty critical care nurses of a general hospital.
Results: Seven categories in two content areas were abstracted. In the negative perception area, the following five categories were abstracted: patients¡¯ suffering, dying with damaged dignity, patients¡¯ isolation from family members, regret about choosing life-sustaining treatment, and family members¡¯ burden. In the positive perception area, the following two categories were abstracted: willingness to sustain life and duty as family members.
Conclusions: Nurses have better competencies pertaining to understanding patients¡¯ responses and suffering than any other health care professions do. Nurses should play an important role in advocating for patients and their family in the process of end-of-life care decision making.
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Critical care nurse , Life-sustaining treatment , End-of-life decision making , Content analysis
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