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Palliative sedation: nurses' perceptions.

Alexandra C Beel1, Pamela G Hawranik, Susan McClement

  • 1Riverview Health Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada. beulers1@mts.net

International Journal of Palliative Nursing
|December 16, 2006
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Nurses find palliative sedation complex, navigating difficult ethical and practical issues. This study explores their experiences managing symptom distress in end-of-life care.

Area of Science:

  • Palliative Care
  • Nursing Research
  • End-of-Life Care

Background:

  • Palliative care addresses distressing symptoms in advanced illnesses.
  • Palliative sedation is a last resort for intractable symptom distress.
  • Limited research exists on nurses' experiences with palliative sedation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore nurses' experiences and perceptions of palliative sedation.
  • To understand the challenges faced by nurses in end-of-life care involving palliative sedation.

Main Methods:

  • Descriptive-exploratory study using symbolic interactionism.
  • Conducted face-to-face interviews with 10 nurses.
  • Data analyzed using content analysis.

Main Results:

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  • A major theme identified was 'Working your way through the quagmire'.
  • This metaphor reflects the complex and difficult issues nurses encounter.
  • Nurses grapple with multifaceted challenges in administering palliative sedation.

Conclusions:

  • Nurses face significant complexities when providing palliative sedation.
  • Further research is needed to support nurses in these challenging situations.
  • Understanding nurses' perspectives is crucial for improving end-of-life care practices.