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Experiences and Emotions of Critical Care Nurses Toward Dealing with Patients and Their Families in Process of Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatments

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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Background: Withdrawal of life-sustaining measures involves a complex balance of legal and ethical considerations and few healthcare providers have been specifically trained to withdraw life-sustaining measures. Aim of the study: This study was conducted to explore critical care nurses' experiences and emotions toward dealing with patients and their families in the process of withdrawal of life-sustaining treatments. Research design: A Qualitative phenomenological design was used in this study. Subjects: A Purposive sample of 15 nurses of both sexes.  The study has been conducted in seven critical care units at Ain Shams University Hospitals Tools: Open-ended semi-structured audio-recording interviews were utilized to collect data. Study results revealed that the sample age ranged from 24 to 38 years. Critical care nurses' experiences were reflected through 3 main themes and related subthemes. Results: The 3 main themes that shaped nurses' experiences were challenging emotions, nurses' role toward patients, and family support. Conclusion: Nurses had encountered several difficult feelings and experiences that shaped their experiences and emotions toward Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatments. Recommendations: Further qualitative and quantitative studies are recommended. The study should be replicated on a large sample in different hospital settings to generalize the results.

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10.21608/ejhc.2024.386594

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Withdrawal of life-sustaining measures, Nurses, experiences, Emotions, qualitative design, themes, subthemes

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Ibrahim

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Ahmed Al-Ab

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Master's Degree in Critical Care Nursing

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Sahar

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Yassien Mohammad

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Professor of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University

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Dalia

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Ali Ameen

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Assistant. Professor of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University

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15

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4

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50760

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2024-12-01

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2024-10-16

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2024-12-01

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180

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190

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1687-9546

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3009-6766

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Egyptian Journal of Health Care

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Experiences and Emotions of Critical Care Nurses Toward Dealing with Patients and Their Families in Process of Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatments

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24 Dec 2024