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KMID : 0367020100220050488
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Journal of Korean Academic of Adult Nursing
2010 Volume.22 No. 5 p.488 ~ p.498
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Nurse"s Conflict Experience toward End-of-life Medical Decision-making
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Jo Kae-Hwa
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore clinical nurse"s reported conflict experience toward end-of-life medical decision making.
Methods: Data were collected by in-depth interviews with eight nurses from three different wards of university hospital in D city of Korea. Conventional qualitative analysis was used to analyze the data.
Results: Results were three major themes and twelve categories from the analysis. The three major themes were prioritization of treatment, non-disclosure of diagnosis, and hierarchical and power relations.
Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that shared decision making in end of life among patient, family members, physician, and nurse may contribute to improve end-of-life care performance as well as dignified dying of patient in end of life.
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KEYWORD
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End-of-life, Decision-making, Nurse, Conflict, Experience
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