Dimensions of critical care nursing : DCCN
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Dimens Crit Care Nurs · Sep 2017
Family Satisfaction With End-of-Life Care in the Intensive Care Unit: A Systematic Review of the Literature.
Assessment of family satisfaction after the death of a loved one in the intensive care unit (ICU) provides a way to determine whether quality end-of-life care was received by the patient and family. The purpose of this systematic review was to explore the factors associated with family satisfaction with end-of-life care in the ICU. ⋯ Families can provide valuable insight and information on the quality of care provided in the ICU at end of life. Their perceptions of communication, decision making, nursing care, the ICU environment, and spiritual support strongly influence their satisfaction or dissatisfaction with end-of-life care in the ICU. Personalized and frequent communication; assistance in the decision-making process; compassionate nursing care; a warm, family-friendly environment; and spiritual support can help alleviate the sequelae and enhance family satisfaction with end-of-life care in the ICU.
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Dimens Crit Care Nurs · Sep 2017
The Relationship Between Professional Quality of Life and Caring Ability in Critical Care Nurses.
Critical care nursing has some features that may affect the ability of critical care nurses to provide care. Professionals as critical care nurses who deal with peoples' health and life often experience some levels of stress that affects their quality of life. ⋯ Improvement of critical care nurses' professional quality of life may increase their caring ability, thereby leading to better and more effective nursing care. Increased awareness by critical care nurse managers of the compassion fatigue phenomenon (secondary traumatic stress and burnout) and its effect on quality of critical care would be helpful in planning more specific strategies and preventing the onset and progression of these symptoms.