JKKI : Jurnal Kedokteran dan Kesehatan Indonesia
JKKI, Vol 11, No 3, (2020)

Nurses’ experiences in caring for dying patients: A literature review

Agus Ari Pratama (Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan (STIkes) Buleleng, Bali)
Shanti Wardaningsih (Master of Nursing, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Dec 2020

Abstract

Every human will face death, and some patients can experience a critical condition during illness before death. Nurses are medical professionals who are expected to be able to care for a patient's critical condition. Studying experiences of nurses in dealing with a patient's critical condition is needed so that they can improve their services. This study aims to analyze articles that explain about nurses' experiences in dealing with dying patients. A literature review was conducted by searching articles from the PubMed and EBSCO databases (using keywords "dying AND nurse AND experience"). In the PubMed databases were found 563 articles, and in the EBSCO were found 1,632 articles. From the all the databases, only 10 articles met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Results of the article reviews found that the experiences of nurses in caring for dying patients suggest nurses to have more empathy and to provide contextual moral encouragement for patients and their families. Nurses also need to prepare themselves with knowledge about end of life.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JKKI

Publisher

Subject

Medicine & Pharmacology Public Health

Description

JKKI: Jurnal Kedokteran dan Kesehatan Indonesia is a peer-reviewed journal in the field of medical and health sciences. This journal is designed as a place of dissemination of information and scientific knowledge, which publishes three times a year. It publishes original article, article review, and ...