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Critical Care Nurses' Experiences Of Family Behaviors As Obstacles In End-Of-Life Care, Caitlin Brook Mallory
Critical Care Nurses' Experiences Of Family Behaviors As Obstacles In End-Of-Life Care, Caitlin Brook Mallory
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Background: Critical care nurses (CCNs) frequently provide end-of-life care for critically ill patients. CCNs may face many obstacles while trying to provide quality EOL care. Some research focusing on obstacles CCNs face while trying to provide quality EOL care has been published; however, research focusing on family behavior obstacles is limited. Research focusing on family behavior as an EOL care obstacle may provide additional insight and improvement in care. Objective: What are the predominant themes noted when CCNs share their experiences of common obstacles, relating to families in providing EOL care? Methods: A random geographically dispersed sample of 2,000 members …
A Biobehavioral Approach To Examining Moral Distress In Critical Care Nurses, Marian Altman
A Biobehavioral Approach To Examining Moral Distress In Critical Care Nurses, Marian Altman
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Moral distress is a complex and challenging problem that may cause negative biopsycohosical and professional outcomes for critical care nurses. The purpose of this work was to explore the relationship between the ethical climate of the work environment and moral distress as experienced by critical care nurses; and to explore relationships among mediators of stress (nurse characteristics e.g. education (BSN, nonBSN), years certified as a critical care nurse, and tolerance of ambiguity) and their relationship with perceived stress, moral distress, health status and salivary alpha amylase. A descriptive correlational cross-sectional design was used for this pilot study of 100 critical …