Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Am I dying nurse?

G White1, H R Su

  • 1School of Health Sciences, Massey University.

Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Inc
|February 28, 2001
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Nurses face ethical dilemmas when discussing end-of-life care. Exploring truth-telling in dying patients is crucial, especially in New Zealand

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Implementing an equity-focused model for early pregnancy care in general practice.

Journal of primary health care·2025
Same author

Multiple myeloma screening within a fracture liaison service (FLS).

Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA·2021
Same author

Investigation of Power Specific Motor Primitives in an Upper Limb Rotational Motion.

Journal of motor behavior·2021
Same author

Pesticide Misting System Enhances Residual Pesticide Treatment of HESCO Geotextile.

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association·2020
Same author

Procalcitonin use in the presence of ambiguous physiological parameters: a help or a hindrance on the acute medical unit?

The Journal of hospital infection·2019
Same author

Producing multi-coloured bunches through beam-induced ionization injection in plasma wakefield accelerator.

Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences·2019

Area of Science:

  • Medical Ethics
  • Nursing Practice
  • Palliative Care Communication

Background:

  • Truth-telling in end-of-life care presents ethical challenges.
  • Healthcare professionals' attitudes influence patient and family experiences.
  • Traditionally, physicians lead these discussions, but nurses often have closer patient relationships.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the complexities of truth-telling for dying patients.
  • To examine the role of nurses, particularly nurse practitioners, in end-of-life discussions.
  • To highlight the need for deliberation on the definition and practice of truth-telling in healthcare.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative exploration of truth-telling in dying patients.
  • Analysis of the evolving role of nurses in end-of-life communication.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Consideration of cultural factors influencing these discussions in New Zealand.

    • Main Results:

    • Nurses may be best positioned to answer patients' direct questions about dying.
    • A moral obligation for nurses to be truthful exists.
    • Cultural nuances in truth-telling and dying are under-researched in New Zealand.

    Conclusions:

    • Nurses have a significant role in end-of-life truth-telling.
    • Further research is needed on cultural implications of dying and truth-telling in diverse populations.
    • Collaboration among clinicians, researchers, educators, and consumers is vital to define and implement ethical truth-telling practices.