J Korean Acad Nurs Adm.
2022 Jan;28(1):43-56. 10.11111/jkana.2022.28.1.43.
ICU Nurses’ Experiences with Patient Care after Death
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- 1Professor, Department of Social Welfare, Sangji University, Korea.
- 2Professor, Department of Nursing, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Korea.
- KMID: 2525905
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.11111/jkana.2022.28.1.43
Abstract
- Purpose
This study aimed to identify ICU nurses‘experiences with patient care after death.
Methods
The data were collected through two focus group interviews with eight nurses who had experienced the death of patients in the ICU. Giorgi’s method of descriptive phenomenology was used to interpret the data.
Results
Five constituents and 14 subconstituents were extracted from the 68 units of meaning. The five constituents were as follows: respect the body as a person, consideration and support for the family, dichotomy between personal courtesy and performing tasks, overcoming the patient’s death and growing, and care after death: a unique role left to the nurse.
Conclusion
These findings illuminate the meaning of care after death as a continuation of person-centered care and can be used as primary data for the development of organizational, educational, and emotional support for nurses to accomplish their roles in the ICU.
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