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Nurses’ experiences of ethical problems in the end-of-life care of patients: A literature review
Ersta Sköndal University College, Department of Health Care Sciences.
2015 (English)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Sjuksköterskors upplevelser av etiska problem i vården av patienter i livets slutskede : En litteraturöversikt (Swedish)
Abstract [en]

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.

Abstract [sv]

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.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2015. , p. 28
Keywords [en]
End of life care, Ethical problems, Nurses’ experiences
Keywords [sv]
Vård vid livets slutskede, Etiska problem, Sjuksköterskors upplevelser
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Nursing
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URN: urn:nbn:se:esh:diva-4786OAI: oai:DiVA.org:esh-4786DiVA, id: diva2:845123
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Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Uppsok
Medicine
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Available from: 2015-08-11 Created: 2015-08-10 Last updated: 2015-12-23Bibliographically approved

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