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Volume 6, Issue 3 (Suppl) J Nurs Care
ISSN: 2167-1168 JNC, an open access journal Nursing Edu 2017
May 22- 24, 2017
May 22- 24, 2017 Osaka, Japan
20th World Nursing
Education Conference
Nurse caring for end of life patient and family in intensive care unit
Alfia Safitri
Padjadjaran University, Indonesia
The end of life care needs is increase in Intensive Care Unit while the high usage of advance technology to enhance the quality of
nursing care and to prolong life. Intensive Care Nurse is the primary caregiver who care for patient and family at the end of life.
The Nurse experience caring patient at the end of life is needed as a reference in providing better care. Many Studies identified that
nurses expressed distress because of patient dying and family. In otherwise nurses expressed satisfied because of they can provide
caring for patient and family in the end of their living. This study was a descriptive phenomenological study of nurse’s experience
caring for end of life in intensive care unit in Al Islam Hospital, Bandung, Indonesia. The interviewees include 4 women and 3 men
and they have work experience more than two years in Intensive care setting. Nurses shared their experiences of end of life care during
in-depth interview with audio recorder. Data were analyzed using Colaizzy method. Three themes emerged from this study: The life
and death are in the hand of God; The dilemma between giving the best care and discontinuing life support; Accompany patient and
family. The result of this study have the potential constribution to a new understanding of nurse caring for end of life patient and
family and so enhance nursing care.
Biography
Alfia Safitri has completed her Bachelor Degree at the age of 24 years from Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta. She is a master student in Padjadjaran
University, Bandung, Indonesia. She is a lecture in the College of Nursing, West Tenggara, Indonesia. She is an awardee of Educational Institutions Fund Manager,
Minitsry of Finance, Indonesia.
Alfia Safitri, J Nurs Care 2017, 6:3 (Suppl)