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The practices of nurses about palliative sedation on palliative care wards: A qualitative study
Author(s) -
Heino Linda,
Stolt Minna,
Haavisto Elina
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1111/jan.15350
Subject(s) - palliative care , checklist , palliative sedation , medicine , nursing , sedation , qualitative research , family medicine , psychology , sociology , social science , cognitive psychology , pharmacology
Abstract Aim To describe the practices of nurses concerning palliative sedation in palliative care wards in hospitals. Design Qualitative descriptive design. Methods A total of 27 nurses were interviewed in six focus groups and one pair interview; the nurses worked on four palliative care wards in three Finnish hospitals and the interviews took place between May and November 2019. The data were analysed using inductive content analysis. The COREQ checklist was used as a guide for reporting this study. Findings Three main categories describing nurses' practices concerning palliative sedation were identified: participation in palliative sedation decision‐making, sedation implementation and monitoring and information sharing and compassionate care for the patient and relatives. Conclusions Nurses play a key role throughout palliative sedation on palliative care wards in hospitals. To develop the quality of care, it is recommended to specify the role of nurses in palliative sedation, increase cooperation between nurses and physicians, and enhance palliative sedation education for nurses.