TY - JOUR AU - Maeroh, Nurdeenee AU - Kongsuwan, Waraporn AU - Yodchai, Kantaporn PY - 2017/09/30 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Barriers in Providing Palliative Care in Intensive Care Units: Nurses’ Experiences JF - Journal of Research in Nursing-Midwifery and Health Sciences JA - JRN-MHS VL - 37 IS - 3 SE - Original Articles DO - UR - https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/nur-psu/article/view/100363 SP - 74-82 AB - <p>This qualitative study based on Husserlian phenomenology aimed to explain barriers in providing<br />palliative care in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) from nurses’ experiences who have worked in two ICUs in a hospital.<br />Ten participants were purposefully selected following the inclusion criteria of 1) being a registered nurse and<br />have worked in ICU at least 2 years; and 2) having an experience of providing palliative care in ICU. Data were<br />collected by using individual in-depth interview from March to May, 2016. Data were analyzed by applying<br />Colaizzi’s approach. Trustworthiness of qualitative study was established by following Lincoln and Guba’s<br />criteria.<br />The findings revealed the barriers in providing palliative care in the ICUs from the nurses’ experiences<br />into 4 themes. These themes included 1) work load; 2) limited resource; 3) the relative’s decision making<br />is not match with patient’s need; and 4) lack of confidence on palliative care. The finding of this study<br />provides understanding about the barriers of palliative care in the ICUs, and can be used to develop the<br />quality of palliative care in the ICUs.</p> ER -