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dc.contributor.authorLangley, G.
dc.contributor.authorSchmollgruber, S.
dc.contributor.authorFulbrook, P.
dc.contributor.authorAlbarran, J.
dc.contributor.authorLatour, Jos
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T12:16:45Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T12:16:45Z
dc.date.created2015-10-29T04:09:43Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.citationLangley, G. and Schmollgruber, S. and Fulbrook, P. and Albarran, J. and Latour, J. 2014. South African critical care nurses' views on end-of-life decision-making and practices. Nursing in Critical Care. 19 (1): pp. 9-17.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19970
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/nicc.12026
dc.description.abstract

Background: Care of patients at the end-of-life (EOL) may be influenced by the experiences, attitudes and beliefs of nurses involved in their direct care. Aim: To investigate South African critical care nurses' experiences and perceptions of EOL care. Design: Cross-sectional survey. Methods: South African critical care nurses completed a modified version of the ‘VENICE’ survey tool. Data were collected concerning: attitudes towards EOL care; involvement in EOL decision-making; and beliefs about EOL practices. Results: Of 149 surveys distributed, 100 were returned (response rate 67%). Seventy-six percent stated that they had had direct involvement in EOL care of patients, but a minority (29%) had participated in EOL decision-making processes. Whilst most nurses (86%) were committed to family involvement in EOL decisions, less than two thirds (62%) reported this as routine practice. When withdrawing treatment, around half (54%) of the respondents indicated they would decrease the inspired oxygen level to room air, and the majority (84%) recommended giving effective pain relief. Continued nutritional support (84%) and hydration (85%) were advocated, with most nurses (62%) indicating that they were against keeping patients deeply sedated. Most respondents (68%) felt patients should remain in intensive care at the end of life, with the majority (72%) supporting open-visiting, no restriction on number of family members visiting (70%), and the practising of religious or traditional cultural EOL rituals (93%). Conclusions: The involvement of Johannesburg critical nurses in EOL care discussions and decisions is infrequent despite their participation in care delivery and definite views about the process.

dc.titleSouth African critical care nurses' views on end-of-life decision-making and practices
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume19
dcterms.source.number1
dcterms.source.startPage9
dcterms.source.endPage17
dcterms.source.issn1362-1017
dcterms.source.titleNursing in Critical Care
curtin.departmentSchool of Nursing and Midwifery
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