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Should dying patients be monitored? A reflective analysis of a critical incident
Author(s) -
Mulligan Alison
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
nursing in critical care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.689
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1478-5153
pISSN - 1362-1017
DOI - 10.1111/j.1362-1017.2005.00102.x
Subject(s) - intensive care unit , medicine , critical reflection , intensive care , intensive care medicine , critically ill , reflection (computer programming) , critical care nursing , nursing , critical illness , psychology , health care , political science , pedagogy , computer science , law , programming language
•The aim of the article is to highlight, through reflection, important aspects of caring for a dying patient in an intensive care unit •A review of current literature surrounding the monitoring of dying patients •Responsibilities and roles of intensive care nurses when caring for dying patients •Recommendations for a change in practice to reflect the Literature