End-of-life care in the emergency department: nurses who invest in the nurse–patient relationship are better able to manage the emotional aspects of caring for dying people and their relatives

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 94-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Estelle Codier
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
End Of Life Care ◽  
Life Care ◽  
Patient Relationship ◽  
Emergency Department Nurses ◽  
Emotional Aspects

scholarly journals Dilema Etik dalam Merawat Pasien Terlantar yang Menjelang Ajal di IGD

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 145
Author(s):  
Maria Imaculata Ose
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
End Of Life Care ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Ethical Dilemmas ◽  
Life Care ◽  
Interpretive Phenomenology ◽  
Emergency Department Nurses ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Research Findings

ABSTRAK Perawat IGD memiliki beban kerja yang lebih tinggi dibandingkan dengan perawat yang berkerja diruang lain. Kepadatan pasien di IGD selain mengupayakan keselamatan pasien, juga mengancam privasi pasien, dan membuat frustasi staf di  IGD. Dilema etik sering dialami oleh perawat IGD dalam merawat pasien terlantar yang berada dalam fase menjelang ajal, namun tidak memiliki identitas. Fokus perawatan yang diberikan pada fase menjelang ajal dikenal dengan istilah End Of Life Care. Ketidakhadiran keluarga untuk mendampingi pasien dan tingginya beban kerja perawat yang tidak seimbang seringkali menyebabkan perawat tidak dapat fokus memberikan pendampingan menyebabkan timbulnya dilema etik. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengeksplorasi makna dilema etik perawat dalam merawat pasien terlantar yang menjelang ajal di IGD. Desain penelitian ini  menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan pendekatan fenomenologi interpretif, yang melibatkan 7 orang perawat IGD. Data dikumpulkan melalui indepth interview dan dianalisis secara tematik Braun dan Clark. Hasil penelitian didapatkan bahwa tiga tema yaitu: 1) Menyadari pasien terlantar menjelang ajal bukan prioritas pertama di IGD; 2) Bersikap profesional dan bertanggung Jawab; dan 3) Penerapan kebijakan yang menunjukan respect dan mendukung perawatan pasien terlantar. Kesimpulan: Kehadiran pasien terlantar menimbulkan dilema etik, perawat memaknai walaupun pasien tersebut bukanlah pasien prioritas tetapi harus bersikap professional dan bertanggung jawab. Dengan adanya dukungan dan kebijakan dalam penanganan pasien terlantar penerapan caring dapat tetap diberikan walaupun perawatan End of life care yang diberikan di IGD belum optimal.  ABSTRACT Nurses who work in the emergency department have more workload compared to nurses who come from other departments. In the emergency department, the nurses not only have to struggle for the patients’ safety but they also need to deal with the patients’ privacy which is frustrating. Therefore, the nurses are often faced with many ethical dilemmas especially when they need to take care of homeless patients whose identity are not yet verified. The focus of the treatment is known as the End Of Life Care. The absence of the patients’ family members makes it harder for the nurses to focus on giving an assistance. As a result, ethical dilemmas may arise. The objective of this study, thus, was to explore the meaning of ethical dilemmas faced by the nurses when taking care of the homeless in the emergency department of RSSA Malang. Research design: this research employed a qualitative method using the interpretive phenomenology approach which involved 7 emergency department nurses. Data was collected through in-depth interview and analyzed thematically (Braun and Clark, 2006). Research Findings were categorized into 3 themes that are: 1) Recognizing dormant patients before death is not the first priority in the emergency department; 2) Be professional and responsible; and 3) Implementation of policies that show respect and support the care of abandoned patients. Conclusion: The presence of displaced patients raises ethical dilemma, nurses interpret the patient even though the patient is not a priority but should be professional and responsible. On the other hand with the support and policy in handling these abandoned patients so that the application of caring is given although the care of End of life care provided in the emergency department has not been optimal 

Nursing Home Resident, Family, and Staff Perspectives on Hospital Transfers for End-of-Life Care

2021 ◽  
pp. 003022282199770
Author(s):  
Janet Sopcheck ◽  
Ruth M. Tappen
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
End Of Life Care ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Terminally Ill ◽  
South Florida ◽  
Care Planning ◽  
Life Care ◽  
Advance Care

Residents who are terminally ill often experience transfers to the emergency department resulting in hospitalizations, which may be potentially avoidable with treatment in the nursing home. This qualitative study explored the perspectives of 15 residents, 10 family members, and 20 nursing home staff regarding end-of-life care and the circumstances prompting resident transfers. Data analysis of participant interviews conducted January to May 2019 in a South Florida nursing home identified four themes related to transfer to the hospital: time left to live, when aggressive treatments would be unavailing, not knowing what the nursing home can do, and transfer decisions are situation-dependent. Study findings underscore the importance of increasing resident and family awareness of treatments available in the nursing home and person-centered advance care planning discussions. Further research should explore the reasons for residents’ and family members’ choice of aggressive therapies and their goals for care at the end of life.

scholarly journals Hospital and emergency department use in the last year of life: a baseline for future modifications to end‐of‐life care

2011 ◽  
Vol 195 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorna K Rosenwax ◽  
Beverley A McNamara ◽  
Kevin Murray ◽  
Rebecca J McCabe ◽  
Samar M Aoun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
End Of Life Care ◽  
Life Care ◽  
Emergency Department Use

scholarly journals End-of-life care in the emergency department for the patient imminently dying of a highly transmissible acute respiratory infection (such as COVID-19)

CJEM ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 414-417 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ariel Hendin ◽  
Christian G. La Rivière ◽  
David M. Williscroft ◽  
Erin O'Connor ◽  
Jennifer Hughes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
Respiratory Infection ◽  
End Of Life Care ◽  
Acute Respiratory Infection ◽  
Life Care
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