Intensive Care Nurses’ Reaction to Futile Cares:A Phenomenological Study
Abstract Introduction: Emotional stress due to futile care is very high and decreasing level of futile care can result in decrease of stress and increase nurses job satisfaction. Objective: This study aimed to determine intensive care nurses reaction to futile cares. Methods: In this qualitativ...
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Introduction: Emotional stress due to futile care is very high and decreasing level of futile care can result in decrease of stress and increase nurses job satisfaction.
Objective: This study aimed to determine intensive care nurses reaction to futile cares.
Methods: In this qualitative study, a phenomenological approach was used. This study was conducted to understand ICU nurses reaction to futile cares. Personal interview and observation was used for data collection.All interviews were recorded and coded and analyzed by Van Manen analytical method.
Results: In this study 25 ICU nurses participated in personal interview. In primary coding 82 codes were extracted. In process of analysis and constant comparison of data, codes decreased to 78. Finally six categories, 17 subcategories and 2 themes emerged. These themes included robotic care and ethic-emotional conflict.
Conclusion: Futile care causes the emotional exhaustion and moral distress for intensive care unit nurses. Lack of guidelines for nurses practice futile care situation is among essential nursing care problems. Therefore in order to decrease futile care and its effects in nurses, health palnners should develop appropriate interventions to overcome existant barriers. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-591148d4c05f43d3a04699458cbb09f22025-08-20T02:56:44ZengGuilan University of Medical SciencesJournal of Holistic Nursing and Midwifery2588-37122588-37202016-06-01262107117Intensive Care Nurses’ Reaction to Futile Cares:A Phenomenological StudyLeili Yekefallah0Tahereh Ashktorab1Hooman Manoochehri2Hamid Alavi Majd3 Abstract Introduction: Emotional stress due to futile care is very high and decreasing level of futile care can result in decrease of stress and increase nurses job satisfaction. Objective: This study aimed to determine intensive care nurses reaction to futile cares. Methods: In this qualitative study, a phenomenological approach was used. This study was conducted to understand ICU nurses reaction to futile cares. Personal interview and observation was used for data collection.All interviews were recorded and coded and analyzed by Van Manen analytical method. Results: In this study 25 ICU nurses participated in personal interview. In primary coding 82 codes were extracted. In process of analysis and constant comparison of data, codes decreased to 78. Finally six categories, 17 subcategories and 2 themes emerged. These themes included robotic care and ethic-emotional conflict. Conclusion: Futile care causes the emotional exhaustion and moral distress for intensive care unit nurses. Lack of guidelines for nurses practice futile care situation is among essential nursing care problems. Therefore in order to decrease futile care and its effects in nurses, health palnners should develop appropriate interventions to overcome existant barriers.http://hnmj.gums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-454-11&slc_lang=en&sid=1Hospital Nursing Staff Intensive Care Units Nursing Care |
| spellingShingle | Leili Yekefallah Tahereh Ashktorab Hooman Manoochehri Hamid Alavi Majd Intensive Care Nurses’ Reaction to Futile Cares:A Phenomenological Study Journal of Holistic Nursing and Midwifery Hospital Nursing Staff Intensive Care Units Nursing Care |
| title | Intensive Care Nurses’ Reaction to Futile Cares:A Phenomenological Study |
| title_full | Intensive Care Nurses’ Reaction to Futile Cares:A Phenomenological Study |
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| title_sort | intensive care nurses reaction to futile cares a phenomenological study |
| topic | Hospital Nursing Staff Intensive Care Units Nursing Care |
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