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Veien videre ... : hvilke erfaringer har intensivsykepleiere når de opplever at behandlingen er nytteløs

2014

Masteroppgave i spesialsykepleie – Universitetet i Agder 2014 Background: The intensive care units are high tech departments where the patient has access to advance and expensive resources. The distinction between what is medically and ethically possible is increasing. Due to the medical and technological development, health professionals often experience ethical dilemmas regarding lifesustaining treatment. Purpose: The aim of this study is to describe intensive care nurses experiences as they participate in treatment they perceive as futile. Method: Qualitative methodology with in-depth interviews with six intensive care nurses in intensive care units. The aim is to describe nurses’ experi…