Nurses and health support workers' views on cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a hospice setting.

Full Abstract

This paper reports on a study which took place in a 15-bed hospice and provides an account of the views of registered nurses (n = 12) and health support workers (n = 10) in relation to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) within a hospice setting. The study was part of a larger ethnographic research project being conducted in the hospice when the British Medical Association/Royal College of Nursing and the Resuscitation Council UK (Resuscitation Council UK, 2001) published guidelines urging all establishments that face decisions about attempting CPR to develop local policies. The guidelines provided the impetus for the present study, the aim of which was to explore staff responses to the introduction of a CPR policy in the hospice. Semi-structured interviews were conducted on a purposive sample of hospice staff. The findings raise issues about the implementation of CPR in a context where it was felt that the patient should be allowed to die a natural death.

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Author information

Author/s: Costello, John (J); Horne, Maria (M);

Affiliation: School of Nursing Midwifery and Health Visiting, University of Manchester, UK.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: International journal of palliative nursing (Int J Palliat Nurs), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2003-Apr; vol 9 (issue 4) : pp 157-65

Dates: Created 2003/05/07; Completed 2003/06/03; Revised 2007/11/15;

PMID: 12734452, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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Comments and Corrections

CommentIn: Int J Palliat Nurs. 2003 Aug;9(8):360-1; author reply 361. (PMID: 12971374)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Attitude of Health Personnel
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation - nursing
Decision Making
Ethics, Clinical
Female
Great Britain
Hospices - ethics; organization & administration

Hospices - ethics; organization & administration
Humans
Male
Medical Futility
Organizational Policy
Patient Participation
Practice Guidelines as Topic

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