“What happens behind the curtains?” An exploration of ICU nurses’ experiences of post mortem care on patients who have died in intensive care

Swardt, Carien De; Fouché, Nicola

doi:10.1016/j.iccn.2017.05.005

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“…There have been studies in our country examining the thanatophobia levels of nurses and reported moderate to high levels [11,[20][21][22]. In a qualitative study by De Swardt and Fouche (2017), it was determined that nurses who gave post-mortem care to the deceased in the intensive care unit experienced thanatophobia by confronting the reality of their own death [23]. In a study conducted with trainee nurses in China, the trainee nurses' attitude scores towards death were at a moderate level [24].…”

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“…The scale was developed by Friborg et al and was translated into Turkish and veri ed for validity and reliability by Basim and Çetin [18,19]. It contains 33 items and 5 subdimensions, which are 'structural style' (3,9,15,21), 'perception of future' (2,8,14,20), 'family coherence' (5,11,17,23,26,32), 'perception of self' (1,7,13,19,28,31), 'social competence' (4,10,16,22,25,29) and 'social resources' (6, 12,18,24,27,30,33). If increased scores are to indicate increased resilience, the answer boxes should be rated from 1 to 5 from left to right.…”

Section: Psychological Resilience Scale For Adults-prsamentioning

confidence: 99%

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Examination of the Relationship Between Thanatophobia and Resilience Levels of Nurses Working in Intensive Care and Palliative Care Units

Rashidi

Karaman

Yıldırım

et al. 2023

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Background: Nurses in critical care and palliative care units care for patients suffering from severe pain and suffering and at high mortality risk. For this reason, nurses working in these units should be psychologically resilient. However, nurses who are constantly exposed to the death process face the risk of thanatophobia. The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between thanatophobia levels and the psychological resilience of nurses working in intensive care and palliative care units. Methods: The sample of this descriptive study included 158 nurses working in intensive care and palliative care units. Personal information form for nurses, Thanatophobia Scale and Psychological Resilience Scale for Adults were used and data were collected through an online questionnaire in the study. Percentage calculations, mean measurements, Kruskal Wallis test and Mann Whitney U test were used in the statistical evaluation of the data. Results: Nurses had moderate mean scores from the Thanatophobia Scale and Psychological Resilience Scale, 31.74±10.08 and 108.34±7.12, respectively. A statistically significant difference was found between nurses’ age and whether they received training on psychological resilience (p<0.05). Those who received training on resilience had higher scores from the resilience scale subdimensions of personal competence and family coherence. A statistically negative and low-level significant correlation was determined between the psychological resilience scale and thanatophobia scale total scores. Conclusions: As a result, it was determined that as the thanatophobia of the nurses increased, their psychological resilience decreased. This situation may negatively affect nurses working in critical departments to provide quality health care to patients. Establishing and maintaining training programs to reduce thanatophobia and increase psychological resilience of nurses working in intensive care and palliative care units will ensure that nurses provide quality health care to the patient and reduce the physiological and psychological wear of nurses.

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Section: Psychological Resilience Scale For Adults-prsamentioning

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Examination of the Relationship Between Thanatophobia and Resilience Levels of Nurses Working in Intensive Care and Palliative Care Units

Rashidi

Karaman

Yıldırım

et al. 2023

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“…Reducing the period of apprenticeships will decrease the quality of education and opportunities for practicing skills. Some researchers also believe that the lack of knowledge and exposure to practical situations cause an inability to apply theory in practice ( 13 ). Planning of clinical education requires quality analysis and control such as in other areas of education ( 14 ).…”

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Pathology of apprenticeships for masters of nursing critical care

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IntroductionThe increasing complexity of patient care conditions in intensive care units, along with the development of these units, has increased the need for qualified nurses and health professionals. Therefore, due to recent changes and in response to the shortage of capable nurses, a master’s major in intensive care nursing has been created. One of the main challenges of this curriculum is to ensure that graduates have the required competencies. The current study aimed to explain the pathology of apprenticeships for a masters in nursing critical care.MethodsThis qualitative study was conducted for masters in nursing critical care students of Tehran University of Medical Sciences in 2014–2015. The sampling was purposeful. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews with 15 students. Conventional content analysis was used to analyze the data.ResultsThree categories “ineffective management, unfavorable context for achieving skills, and lack of clinical instructors and sufficient competence” were extracted.ConclusionPreparing settings for entering students such as having an adequate training field and expert educators, providing conditions for orientation of educators and participation in the related workshops, and recruitment of experienced instructors in the apprenticeships field can increase the quality of MS levels.

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“…Rather, it is the practice of the hidden or unpresentable work of nurses (Cameron, 1998;Wolf, 1991). Post-mortem care is a moment that includes removing all the invasive elements from his body, washing and positioning the body, closing the eyelids, positioning the jaw, wrapping the patient in a shroud and preparing the body for viewing by the family (Swardt & Fouche, 2017). Through this last interaction, we wash away all traces of suffering and some of the profane aspects of death (Wolf, 1991, p.75).…”

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Meaning of Caring for Someone Dying in ICU

Camargo‐Plazas¹

2023

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The mystery of death is part of the enigma of life itself. In nursing, being next to someone dying makes us more aware of our strengths and limitations while caring for someone who walks into the unknown. As nurses, we are affected by these experiences, so how do we deal with them? What is the essence of caring for someone dying in the ICU? What makes each experience unique? Through the experience of being with someone as they are dying, we discover our limits, our finiteness. We cannot deny death’s disruptive and silent spirit that embodies us, yet death, like other aspects of life, is unique; it appears to teach us that life goes on, that life cannot wait for us.

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“What happens behind the curtains?” An exploration of ICU nurses’ experiences of post mortem care on patients who have died in intensive care

Cited by 20 publications

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Examination of the Relationship Between Thanatophobia and Resilience Levels of Nurses Working in Intensive Care and Palliative Care Units

Examination of the Relationship Between Thanatophobia and Resilience Levels of Nurses Working in Intensive Care and Palliative Care Units

Pathology of apprenticeships for masters of nursing critical care

Meaning of Caring for Someone Dying in ICU

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