Communication in nursing care for patients requesting euthanasia: a qualitative study.

Abstract:

AIM:To describe the communication during the euthanasia care process for mentally competent, terminally ill patients in general hospitals in Flanders, as seen from the perspective of the nurse. BACKGROUND:International literature shows that nurses are involved in the care process surrounding euthanasia, regardless of the legal status of euthanasia in the country being studied. In particular, research shows that communication is an important part of good euthanasia care. However, the actual way nurses' communication contributes to the quality of the euthanasia care process remains unclear. DESIGN:A Grounded Theory Design was used. METHODOLOGY:Analysis of 18 in-depth, semi-structured interviews with nurses from nine different hospitals in Flanders (Belgium). The interviews took place during a 20-month period in 2005-2006. RESULTS:The euthanasia care process for mentally competent, terminally ill patients in general hospitals in Flanders is a complex and dynamic process, the connecting thread of which is nurses' communication. During this process, nurses perceive that they communicate often and a lot, with various people, in different contexts, in different ways and with various purposes. This communicative process is intensified by the moral and psychological weight of the theme, and its impact on everyone involved, as well as by the relatively short period of time, during which it all takes place. CONCLUSION:This article adds to the growing body of literature on nursing care for patients requesting euthanasia. The findings suggest that for nurses, communication is a key instrument for realising good-quality euthanasia care. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE:Being the essence of nursing care for patients requesting euthanasia, nurses' communication requires support and guidance on the level of nursing education, professional guidelines and hospital context.

journal_name

J Clin Nurs

authors

Denier Y,Gastmans C,De Bal N,Dierckx de Casterlé B

doi

10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03367.x

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2010-12-01 00:00:00

pages

3372-80

issue

23-24

eissn

0962-1067

issn

1365-2702

journal_volume

19

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