Guiding the process of dying: The personal impact on nurses

Abstract

The purpose of this qualitative descriptive analysis was to explore the personal impact on nurses of caring for dying patients and their strategies for self-support and development of competence. Nurses experienced moral distress in cases of continuing treatment when cure was unlikely. Strong nurse-to-nurse and interdisciplinary support reduced moral distress.

Description

44th Biennial Convention 2017 Theme: Influence Through Action: Advancing Global Health, Nursing, and Midwifery.

Authors

Dianne Lynn White
Mary Ann Meeker

Author Details

Dianne Lynn White, MS, School of Nursing, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, New York, USA; Mary Ann Meeker, DNS, School of Nursing, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA

Sigma Membership

Gamma Kappa

Lead Author Affiliation

The State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

End-of-life Decision Making, Nurse Distress, Nurse Self-care

Recommended Citation

White, Dianne Lynn and Meeker, Mary Ann, "Guiding the process of dying: The personal impact on nurses" (2017). Convention. 271.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/convention/2017/posters_2017/271

Conference Name

44th Biennial Convention

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Conference Year

2017

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