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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Intensive care nurses' experiences of caring for brain dead organ donor patients |
Author: | Pearson, A. Robertson-Malt, S. Walsh, K. Fitzgerald, G. |
Citation: | Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2001; 10(1):132-139 |
Publisher: | Blackwell Science Ltd |
Issue Date: | 2001 |
ISSN: | 0962-1067 1365-2702 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Alan Pearson, Susie Robertson-Malt, Ken Walsh, Mary Fitzgerald |
Abstract: | • This study was designed to identify the feelings and experiences of critical care nurses who have been involved in nursing brain dead patients prior to organ donation. • The purpose of the study was to generate knowledge which informs the discipline of nursing. • A number of themes relating to nurses’ experiences of caring for brain dead organ donor patients were uncovered in this interpretative study. • Overall, caring for patients who are diagnosed as brain dead is a challenging experience for nurses and they are intensely involved in a search for meaning in each event. • The interpretative analysis in this study has revealed a range of meanings articulated by the nurses involved. However, the primary focus of care – as identified by the participating nurses – was the donor family. |
Keywords: | Humans Brain Death Critical Care Adaptation, Psychological Attitude of Health Personnel Grief Empathy Family Nurse's Role Professional-Family Relations Nursing Methodology Research Social Support Needs Assessment Tape Recording Nursing Staff, Hospital Tissue Donors Job Description New South Wales South Australia Female Male Surveys and Questionnaires |
Description: | The definitive version is available at www.blackwell-synergy.com |
DOI: | 10.1046/j.1365-2702.2001.00447.x |
Published version: | http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1365-2702.2001.00447.x |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 7 Nursing publications |
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