Background: When life-saving interventions are not compatible with a meaningful and dignified life for a patient in the intensive care unit, decisions are made to withdraw life-sustaining treatment, allowing for the possibility of organ donation. There are clear laws and guidelines for the process of donation. Previous research highlights the complex work of intensive care nurses, involving the care of both potential organ donors and relatives. Aim: The aim was to describe intensive care nurses' experiences of nursing care during the process of organ donation. Method: A qualitative interview study with 12 intensive care nurses. Content analysis was conducted. Results: The analysis resulted in three categories: The complex nursing care, The meaningful nursing care and Meeting the relatives in the donation process and eight subcategories emerged. Conclusion: Intensive care nurses experienced nursing care in the donation process as meaningful and as an opportunity to contribute to another person's continued life. However, nursing care was also perceived as challenging and time-consuming, both in relation to the donor and relatives. Nurses described facilitating factors such as knowledge and education about the donation process, as well as the importance of the team. A significant part of nursing care involved supporting and informing relatives. Key words: Intensive care nurses, interview study, nursing care, organ donation.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:mdh-66518 |
| Date | January 2024 |
| Creators | Södervall, Thea, Vauhkala, Pia |
| Publisher | Mälardalens universitet, Akademin för hälsa, vård och välfärd |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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