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Personal reflection: death brokering for critical care nurses
1Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing : DCCN
|August 10, 2012
Summary
Nursing education inadequately prepares nurses for end-of-life care. This reflection highlights critical deficits in death and dying education within critical care nursing settings.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Critical Care Nursing
- End-of-Life Care
Background:
- End-of-life care and the dying patient are often minimally addressed in nursing curricula.
- Expectations for in-depth coverage during critical care units were unmet.
Purpose of the Study:
- To reflect on personal experiences in critical care nursing.
- To identify educational deficits concerning death and dying in nursing.
Main Methods:
- Personal reflection on critical care nursing experiences.
- Analysis of institutional and professional educational settings.
Main Results:
- Significant gaps were identified in end-of-life care education for nurses.
- Both academic and professional training environments showed deficiencies.
Conclusions:
- There is a critical need to enhance end-of-life care and death/dying education in nursing programs.
- Improved training is essential for critical care nurses to effectively manage dying patients.
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