[Factors influencing Intensive Care Units nurses in end-of-life decisions].
OBJECTIVE
To identify the factors that influence the Intensive Care Unit nurse in the decision-making process in end-of-life situations.


METHODS
Ethnographic case study, which used the theoretical framework of medical anthropology. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 10 nurses.


RESULTS
The inductive thematic analysis enabled us to identify four themes:The cultural context of the Intensive Care Unit: decision-making in situations of end-of-life; Beliefs and subjectivity of care in end-of-life situations; Professional experience and context characteristics of end-of-life care situations; and Humanization practices in end-of-life situations: the patient and family centered care.


CONCLUSIONS
Professional maturity, the ability to transmit information and the ability to negotiate are directly related to the inclusion of nurses in the decision-making process.
Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, BR.
Michelle Freire
MF
Baliza
Departamento de Enfermagem Materno-Infantil e Psiquiátrica, Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, BR.
Regina Szylit
RS
Bousso
Universidade Federal de São João Del-Rei, São João Del-Rei, MG, BR.
Kátia
K
Poles
Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, BR.
Maiara Rodrigues Dos
MR
Santos
Departamento de Enfermagem Materno-Infantil e Psiquiátrica, Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, BR.
Lucía
L
Silva
Universidade de Tuiuti, Tuiuti, PR, BR.
Maria Cristina
MC
Paganini
D000066491:Clinical Decision-Making; D064648:Critical Care Nursing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008297:Male; D013727:Terminal Care