Variations in reporting of nurse involvement in end-of-life practices in intensive care units worldwide (ETHICUS-2): A prospective observational study

CONCLUSION: There is large variability in nurse involvement in end-of-life decision-making in the ICU. The most concerning findings were that in some regions, according to physicians, nurses were not involved in EOL decisions and did not initiate the decision-making process. There is a need to develop the collaboration between nurses and physicians. Nurses have valuable contributions for best possible patient-centered decisions and should be respected as important parts of the interdisciplinary team.TWEETABLE ABSTRACT: Wide global differences were found in nurse end of life decision involvement, with low involvement in North and South America and Africa and higher involvement in Europe and Australia/New Zealand.PMID:38657432 | DOI:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2024.104764

Source: Pain Physician - April 24, 2024 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Julie Benbenishty Freda DeKeyser Ganz Alexandre Lautrette Ulrich Jaschinski Avneep Aggarwal Eldar S øreide Manfred Weiss Knut Dybwik Elif Ay şe Çizmeci Roberto Carlos Miranda Ackerman Bel én Estebanez-Montiel Bara Ricou Annette Robertsen Charles L Spr Source Type: research