Approaching families on the subject of organ donation: A phenomenological study of the experience of healthcare professionals

Orøy, Aud; Strømskag, Kjell Erik; Gjengedal, Eva

doi:10.1016/j.iccn.2013.02.003

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“…In the expert stage, the nurse has developed a sharpened perception based on numerous experiences and an intuitive perception of every situation, without wasting time on choosing between actions (Benner, ). However, similar to our study, previous research (Meyer & Bjørk, ; Orøy, Strømskag, & Gjengedal, , ; Vargas et al, ) found that regardless of nurses experiences, it was demanding and a challenge to support and inform relatives who had lost their loved one, specifically to ensure that relatives understood the information surrounding the diagnostics of death. In accordance with previous research (Collins, ; Meyer et al, ; O'Leary, ), ICCNs in our study specified a need for education regarding encountering relatives and ethical issues within the topic of organ donation.…”

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Intensive critical care nurses' with limited experience: Experiences of caring for an organ donor during the donation process

Simonsson

Keijzer

Södereld

et al. 2020

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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Objective: To describe how intensive critical care nurses, whose experience is limited, experience caring for an organ donor during the donation process.Background: Intensive critical care nurses are involved in the care of organ donors and their relatives. This may be challenging and evoke a sense of providing an inhumane care. Few studies have explored how intensive critical care nurses whose experience is limited experience caring for an organ donor during the donation process.Design: An interview study with an inductive qualitative approach was conducted.The study was reported according to COREQ guidelines. Methods:This study was performed during 2019. Participants were intensive critical care nurses (n = 7) from different hospitals (n = 4) with <3 years of experience and involvement in the donation process at least once but no more than three times. Data were analysed using qualitative content analysis.Findings: Five categories emerged: the donation process is emotionally challenging; supporting relatives is an essential but demanding task; a complex and multifaceted process involving a high level of responsibility; needing appropriate prerequisites in the form of education and collegial support; and providing a dignified care based on respect for the organ donor. Conclusions:Having limited experience as an intensive critical care nurse may not automatically mean that caring for an organ donor is experienced as more challenging than it is for a more-experienced colleague. However, certain intensive critical care nurses whose experience caring for an organ donor is limited found it to be highly demanding due to its complexity, specifically in regard to informing relatives of the loss of their loved one and providing them with support.Relevance to clinical practice: Our study revealed a need for further education. This need could be met by simulation tasks during the specialist education in intensive critical care nursing, where primarily ethical aspects and strategies for meeting with and supporting relatives should be examined and practiced.This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes.Additional supporting information may be found online in the Supporting Information section.How to cite this article: Simonsson J, Keijzer K, Södereld T, Forsberg A. Intensive critical care nurses' with limited experience: Experiences of caring for an organ donor during the donation process.

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Intensive critical care nurses' with limited experience: Experiences of caring for an organ donor during the donation process

Simonsson

Keijzer

Södereld

et al. 2020

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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“…17,18 Providers could also use this information to promote discussion between patients and their family members, thereby further reducing the additional barriers to organ donation posed by uninformed or misinformed families while reducing the burden of making such decisions during periods of stress. [19][20][21] A review of the literature identified one other randomized trial on organ donation in the primary care setting. Bidigare et al compared the effects of an informational brochure to the brochure and a brief, scripted verbal statement by the treating physician encouraging completion of organ donor cards among 300 patients visiting a family medicine clinic in Detroit.…”

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Effects of a Video on Organ Donation Consent Among Primary Care Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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“…(1) The transplantation performed with a living donor offers advantages because as a therapeutic choice, it is a procedure that helps reduce the time in the waiting list, increasing patient survival, in addition to promoting quality of life and even family relationships. (2) Even given the benefits provided, the process of transplantation with living donor is not simple. It is a time consuming process because it involves ethical issues, specific assessments of recipient and donor.…”

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Vivência da família no processo de transplante de rim de doador vivo

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Objective: To understand the family experience of kidney transplantation process of a living donor. Methods: Qualitative study conducted with four families of patients undergoing kidney transplantation of living donor. The research instrument used was a semi-structured interview conducted at the homes of families and recorded audio. The interviews were transcribed verbatim and from the saturation of data, categories emerged. Results: The following categories were observed: impact of chronic kidney disease and dialysis treatment in the family; family experience at different stages facing kidney transplant of a living donor; family interaction with the healthcare team; Resignifying the family system in the process of chronic kidney disease and kidney transplant; and support from social networking and spirituality as coping strategies. Conclusion: Kidney transplantation from a living donor involves aspects of physical and emotional care of everyone involved in the process, considering the potential and experienced adaptations where spirituality is seen as a contributing factor. ResumoObjetivo: Compreender a vivência da família no processo de transplante de rim de doador vivo. Métodos: Estudo qualitativo realizado com quatro famílias de pacientes submetidos a transplante de rim intervivos. O instrumento de pesquisa foi a entrevista semi-estruturada realizada nos domicílios das famílias e gravada em áudio. As entrevistas foram transcritas na íntegra e a partir da saturação dos dados as categorias emergiram. Resultados: Observaram-se as seguintes categorias: impacto da doença renal crônica e do tratamento dialítico na família; experiência da família frente às diferentes fases do transplante de rim de doador vivo; interação da família com a equipe de saúde, ressignificando o sistema familiar no processo da doença renal crônica e transplante de rim; e apoio da rede social e da espiritualidade como estratégia de enfrentamento. Conclusão: O transplante de rim de doador vivo envolve aspectos de cuidado físico e emocionais de todos os envolvidos durante o processo, considerando as potencialidades e adaptações vivenciadas onde a espiritualidade é um fator coadjuvante.

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Approaching families on the subject of organ donation: A phenomenological study of the experience of healthcare professionals

Cited by 28 publications

References 26 publications

Intensive critical care nurses' with limited experience: Experiences of caring for an organ donor during the donation process

Intensive critical care nurses' with limited experience: Experiences of caring for an organ donor during the donation process

Effects of a Video on Organ Donation Consent Among Primary Care Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Vivência da família no processo de transplante de rim de doador vivo

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