Nursing care in assisted dying: Plasticity and relational commitment
BackgroundSpain's Euthanasia Law came into force in 2021. Nurses are involved throughout the entire process and yet the law only recognizes their role in the final administration of the drug.ObjectiveTo understand the practice and experience of nurses involved in the euthanasia process.Research...
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Nursing care in assisted dying: Plasticity and relational commitmentFeijoo Cid, Maria|||0000-0002-7010-373XVerdaguer, Maria|||0009-0009-0950-8373Busquet-Duran, Xavier|||0000-0003-2441-2651Moreno Gabriel, Eduard|||0000-0001-8184-6232Domènech i Argemí, Miquel|||0000-0003-2854-3659Íñiguez Rueda, Lupicinio|||0000-0002-1936-9428Vallès-Peris, Núria|||0000-0003-4150-761XBeroiz Groh, Patricia|||0009-0006-5466-4082Cantarell-Barella, Gloria|||0009-0000-9085-9043Torán-Monserrat, Pere|||0000-0002-9865-7427Arreciado Marañón, Antonia|||0000-0002-3360-1430Assisted dyingEuthanasiaNursingPhenomenologyQualitative researchBackgroundSpain's Euthanasia Law came into force in 2021. Nurses are involved throughout the entire process and yet the law only recognizes their role in the final administration of the drug.ObjectiveTo understand the practice and experience of nurses involved in the euthanasia process.Research designQualitative study with a phenomenological approach. An interpretative phenomenological analysis was conducted using ATLAS-ti.Participants and research contextThis study is part of a larger project for which the study population comprised professionals who have participated in the euthanasia process in Catalonia since the law came into force. This study is based on data collected from nurses through 6 in-depth interviews and 3 focus groups.Ethical considerationsThis study was approved by the Ethics Committee (22/094-P). All participants granted their informed consent. Interviews and focus groups were anonymized.FindingsThe results revolve around two themes: (1) Plasticity of nursing care in the face of regulatory gaps and (2) managing emotions while providing assisted dying. Nurses respond to patients and families by adapting to the demands of the process and self-managing any emotions that arise from participating in this practice. Nurses use rationalization to manage the range of emotions they experience resulting from the tension between respecting a person's autonomous decision to request euthanasia and upholding their professional duty to prevent harm. The team stands out as a crucial element in managing these emotions.ConclusionsSpanish nurses are involved throughout the entire euthanasia process, demonstrating great plasticity of care. Euthanasia care is complex and the relational context between professionals and the patient/family and between team members is key. The law should define and envisage the role of nurses, as it does for other professions.Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Grup de Recerca Multidisciplinar en Salut i Societat (GREMSAS) 22025-01-0120252025-01-01Articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501AMhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_ab4af688f83e57aainfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://ddd.uab.cat/record/323099https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1177/09697330251333378reponame:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UABinstname:Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaInglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Aquest material està protegit per drets d'autor i/o drets afins. Podeu utilitzar aquest material en funció del que permet la legislació de drets d'autor i drets afins d'aplicació al vostre cas. Per a d'altres usos heu d'obtenir permís del(s) titular(s) de drets.https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:dnet:uabarcelona_::bbb81086194bfa6394d8f7209c159bf22026-06-06T12:50:31Z |
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Nursing care in assisted dying: Plasticity and relational commitment |
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Nursing care in assisted dying: Plasticity and relational commitment |
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Nursing care in assisted dying: Plasticity and relational commitment Feijoo Cid, Maria|||0000-0002-7010-373X Assisted dying Euthanasia Nursing Phenomenology Qualitative research |
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Nursing care in assisted dying: Plasticity and relational commitment |
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Nursing care in assisted dying: Plasticity and relational commitment |
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Nursing care in assisted dying: Plasticity and relational commitment |
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Feijoo Cid, Maria|||0000-0002-7010-373X Verdaguer, Maria|||0009-0009-0950-8373 Busquet-Duran, Xavier|||0000-0003-2441-2651 Moreno Gabriel, Eduard|||0000-0001-8184-6232 Domènech i Argemí, Miquel|||0000-0003-2854-3659 Íñiguez Rueda, Lupicinio|||0000-0002-1936-9428 Vallès-Peris, Núria|||0000-0003-4150-761X Beroiz Groh, Patricia|||0009-0006-5466-4082 Cantarell-Barella, Gloria|||0009-0000-9085-9043 Torán-Monserrat, Pere|||0000-0002-9865-7427 Arreciado Marañón, Antonia|||0000-0002-3360-1430 |
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Verdaguer, Maria|||0009-0009-0950-8373 Busquet-Duran, Xavier|||0000-0003-2441-2651 Moreno Gabriel, Eduard|||0000-0001-8184-6232 Domènech i Argemí, Miquel|||0000-0003-2854-3659 Íñiguez Rueda, Lupicinio|||0000-0002-1936-9428 Vallès-Peris, Núria|||0000-0003-4150-761X Beroiz Groh, Patricia|||0009-0006-5466-4082 Cantarell-Barella, Gloria|||0009-0000-9085-9043 Torán-Monserrat, Pere|||0000-0002-9865-7427 Arreciado Marañón, Antonia|||0000-0002-3360-1430 |
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Assisted dying Euthanasia Nursing Phenomenology Qualitative research |
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Assisted dying Euthanasia Nursing Phenomenology Qualitative research |
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BackgroundSpain's Euthanasia Law came into force in 2021. Nurses are involved throughout the entire process and yet the law only recognizes their role in the final administration of the drug.ObjectiveTo understand the practice and experience of nurses involved in the euthanasia process.Research designQualitative study with a phenomenological approach. An interpretative phenomenological analysis was conducted using ATLAS-ti.Participants and research contextThis study is part of a larger project for which the study population comprised professionals who have participated in the euthanasia process in Catalonia since the law came into force. This study is based on data collected from nurses through 6 in-depth interviews and 3 focus groups.Ethical considerationsThis study was approved by the Ethics Committee (22/094-P). All participants granted their informed consent. Interviews and focus groups were anonymized.FindingsThe results revolve around two themes: (1) Plasticity of nursing care in the face of regulatory gaps and (2) managing emotions while providing assisted dying. Nurses respond to patients and families by adapting to the demands of the process and self-managing any emotions that arise from participating in this practice. Nurses use rationalization to manage the range of emotions they experience resulting from the tension between respecting a person's autonomous decision to request euthanasia and upholding their professional duty to prevent harm. The team stands out as a crucial element in managing these emotions.ConclusionsSpanish nurses are involved throughout the entire euthanasia process, demonstrating great plasticity of care. Euthanasia care is complex and the relational context between professionals and the patient/family and between team members is key. The law should define and envisage the role of nurses, as it does for other professions. |
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