Futile care: why Intensive care nurses’ provide it?A phenomenologic study
Advances in Nursing & Midwifery,
Vol. 24 No. 87 (2015),
16 January 2015
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Page 1-14
https://doi.org/10.22037/anm.v24i87.8528
Abstract
Background: futile care is provided in intensive care units for multiple reseans.for decline such care
awareness of effective factors associated to providing futile care is nessecarry. This research reports,
experience of intensive care nurses of resaens for providing of futile care .
Methods: In this qualitative study, a phenomenological approach was used. We used semi structured and indepth
interviews of purposive sample of25 intensive care unit nurses' in all hospitals in Qazvin to identify
codes and categorize themes in the data.
Results: three themes emerged from the data were as follows: 1-personal beilief and value, 2-policy of
institute, 3-socio-cultural factors.
Conclusion: The results demonstrate that reseans for providing of futile care in intensive care unit is different
and personal beilief, environment and organizational restrictions influences the development of the futile care
and presents barriers to achieving an ideal care. Therefore nursing leaders must reduce futile care among
nursing in intensive care. Experiences of futile care in intensive care units reflect on nurses’ patient care
negatively, increases their burnout, and reduces their job satisfaction. Therefore nursing leaders must reduce
futile care among nursing in intensive care.
Keywords: futile care- effective factors- Intensive care nurses- experience - phenomenology
- futile care- effective factors- Intensive care nurses- experience - phenomenology
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