The core of after death in relation to organ donation: A grounded theory studyShow others and affiliations
2014 (English)In: Intensive & Critical Care Nursing, ISSN 0964-3397, E-ISSN 1532-4036, Vol. 30, no 5, p. 275-282Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate how intensive and critical care nurses experience and deal with after death care i.e. the period from notification of a possible braindead person, and thereby a possible organ donor, to the time of post-mortem farewell. Research methodology: Grounded theory, based on Charmaz' framework, was used to explore what characterises the ICU-nurses concerns during the process of after death and how they handle it. Data was collected from open-ended interviews. Findings: The core category: achieving a basis for organ donation through dignified and respectful care of the deceased person and the close relatives highlights the main concern of the 29informants. This concern is categorised into four main areas: safe guarding the dignity of the deceased person, respecting the relatives, dignified and respectful care, enabling a dignified farewell. Conclusion: After death care requires the provision of intense, technical, medical and nursing interventions to enable organ donation from a deceased person. It is achieved by extensive nursing efforts to preserve and safeguard the dignity of and respect for the deceased person and the close relatives, within an atmosphere of peace and tranquillity.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Churchill Livingstone , 2014. Vol. 30, no 5, p. 275-282
Keywords [en]
After death care, Brain death, Grounded theory, Intensive care nurses, Organ donation
National Category
Nursing
Research subject
NURSING AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCE, Nursing science
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-10058DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2014.06.002OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hv-10058DiVA, id: diva2:1039869
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