Nurses' experience with palliative sedation procedures in line with the 2005 Swiss guidelines: an exploratory study.

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serval:BIB_DE8226F13DD6
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Nurses' experience with palliative sedation procedures in line with the 2005 Swiss guidelines: an exploratory study.
Journal
Canadian oncology nursing journal = Revue canadienne de nursing oncologique
Author(s)
Tomczyk M., Schumacher B.N.
ISSN
1181-912X (Print)
ISSN-L
1181-912X
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2020
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
30
Number
4
Pages
261-268
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: epublish
Abstract
Many international studies have shown that the process of palliative sedation in an end-of-life context can be an adverse, even emotionally distressing experience for nurses. However, to the best of our knowledge, the experience of nurses working in palliative care in Switzerland has never been explored. The purpose of our study was, therefore, to understand and describe nurses' experience with the process of palliative sedation in line with the Swiss guidelines developed in 2005. We opted for an exploratory qualitative monocentric study using comprehensive individual interviews to achieve this objective. A total of 10 nurses were approached, and nine agreed to take part. After the interviews were transcribed, eight were ultimately included in the analysis. This analysis shows that nurses' attitudes toward the process of palliative sedation tended to be hesitant, resistant, or confident and that this was linked to the length of time they had worked in palliative care. These findings suggest that the 2005 Swiss guidelines do not protect nurses against the uncertainty related to process of palliative sedation. A national comprehensive multicentric study therefore needs to be developed to consolidate these results.
Keywords
end of life, experience, nurses, palliative care, palliative sedation, qualitative study
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Open Access
Yes
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