Meanings of brain-dead patient care for intensive care unit nurses
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https://doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v11i6.29241Keywords:
Patient care; Critical care; Nursing care; Brain death; Intensive care units.Abstract
The objective of this study was to identify the meanings of care for patients with brain death from the perspective of nurses in an adult Intensive Care Unit. Methodology: Qualitative, descriptive, exploratory study, with 35 nurses working in intensive and private care in the Southeast regions of Brazil, carried out from March to September 2020. and transported to the Software Interface de R pourles Analyses Multidimensionnelles de Textes et de Questionnaires. Results: Two categories emerged: Brain death protocol directing care and experiencing care for brain-dead patients. The diagnosis of brain death was described as something normal, which follows a safe and systematized protocol, aimed at nursing care in the possibility of organ donation. Nurses considered the care of patients with brain death as a sad event, mainly because it is an irreversible situation, and because they witness the suffering and pain of family members. Final considerations: It was identified that the care of the patient with brain death is surrounded by feelings, emotions and opinions, which can contribute or diverge to the diagnosis, which reinforces the need to reflect and break the paradigms related to the theme.
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