Nurses' perspective on their involvement in decision-making about life-prolonging treatments: A quantitative survey study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

In hospital settings, decisions about potentially life-prolonging treatments are often made in a dialogue between a patient and their physician, with a focus on active treatment. Nurses can have a valuable contribution in this process, but it seems they are not always involved. Our aim was to explore how hospital nurses perceive their current role and preferred role in shared decision-making about potentially life-prolonging treatment in patients in the last phase of life.

Design

Cross-sectional quantitative study conducted in the Netherlands in April and May 2019.

Methods

An online survey, using a questionnaire consisting of 12 statements on nurses' opinion about supporting patients in decisions about potentially life-prolonging treatments, and 13 statements on

SUBMITTER: Arends SAM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9541323 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature