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| Title |
Dysthanasia, euthanasia, orthotanasia: the perceptions of nurses working in intensive care units and care implications
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| Published in |
Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, November 2009
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| DOI | 10.1590/s0104-11692009000500003 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Chaiane Amorim Biondo, Maria Júlia Paes da Silva, Lígia Maria Dal Secco |
| Abstract |
This study aimed to analyze the perceptions of nurses working in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a University Hospital in Brazil concerning dysthanasia, orthotanasia and euthanasia and characterize potential implications of their perceptions for care. This quantitative study was carried out with the application of a questionnaire to 27 nurses after approval from the institution's Ethics Committee and authorization from participants were obtained. None of the nurses were able to explain euthanasia, half of them explained dysthanasia, and only a third explained orthotanasia, 65.39% recognized some of these processes in their daily practice, 25.9% believed nurses cannot provide any contribution even being familiar with these concepts and their applicability, 82.36% believed that knowledge of bioethical principles is relevant but only 14.81% were able to mention these principles. The bases of nurses' professional practice were not homogeneous and knowledge about the subject was limited. Orthotanasia, bioethical principles and the delivery of humanized care should be the foundation of nursing care. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 73 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 73 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 22 | 30% |
| Student > Master | 10 | 14% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 5 | 7% |
| Other | 4 | 5% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 7 | 10% |
| Unknown | 21 | 29% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Health Professions | 22 | 30% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 17 | 23% |
| Psychology | 2 | 3% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 3% |
| Philosophy | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 7 | 10% |
| Unknown | 22 | 30% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 23 August 2023.
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#8,534,528
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#172
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#51,383
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Outputs of similar age from Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
#2
of 6 outputs
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