title: Suffering of critical care nurses with end-of-life decisions.
abstract: End-of-life situations occur in critical care units daily, exposing nurses to these situations on a regular basis. These critical care nurses experience emotions similar to the emotions identified as suffering. There is limited information regarding how nurses deal with these emotions or the long-term consequences of continued, unrelieved suffering. This study has implications for all nurses who care for seriously and critically ill adults.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, USA.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Jezuit
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000523:psychology*; D003422:Critical Care / Q000523:psychology*; D003657:Decision Making; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015146:Midwestern United States; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000523:psychology*