Pearls for surviving unprecedented healthcare challenges: Qualitative research responses from nurses.

Purpose: Before the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses had little experience providing care during a pandemic. This project aimed to identify Pearls (suggestions) to survive a pandemic as a nurse.

Methods: A phenomenologic design was implemented.

Perceptions of providing nursing care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Purpose: To characterize the experience of providing nursing care amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: A qualitative, phenomenology method was used. Data were collected via a confidential electronic survey.

Nurses' Values and Perspectives on Medical Aid in Dying: A Survey of Nurses in the United States.

The aim of this study was to describe the values and perspectives of nurses regarding medical aid in dying (MAiD). The values of nurses regarding this controversial topic are poorly understood. A cross-sectional electronic survey was sent to American Nurses Association nurse members; 2390 responded; 2043 complete data sets were used for analysis.

Moral Agency in the Context of Global Volunteering.

Today there are many global volunteer opportunities for nurses and student nurses. While the intentions of volunteers may be good, the result may be harmful to the volunteer and/or the host, creating a situation of moral distress. An ethical code provides guidance and promotes moral agency.

Attitudes of nurses toward patient-directed dying: a pilot study.

Patient-directed dying (PDD) will be an increasingly common issue faced by healthcare professionals. Nevertheless, few studies have explored nurses' attitudes toward PDD. This pilot project sets out to fill the gap regarding nurses' attitudes and values regarding PDD and perceptions of consistency or inconsistency with the American Nurses Association (2001) Code of Ethics for Nurses With Interpretive Statements (The Code).

Living kidney donor advocacy program: a quality improvement project.

Objective: : In 2007, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services mandated that kidney transplant programs establish a living donor advocate program to ensure safe care and support for living organ donors. This quality improvement project assessed the impact of establishing a living donor advocate program and identified the ethical commitments and threats living kidney donors perceive throughout the donation process.

Method: : This quality improvement project reflects a mixed-methods methodology.

Does good documentation equate to good nursing care?

Good documentation does not necessarily equate to good care. This article explores the potential underpinnings of poor documentation from an ethical decision-making lens. Nursing standards of care related to documentation are reviewed.

Identifying ethical issues from the perspective of the registered nurse.

A review of the formal ethics consultations performed at a rural academic medical center during 2006 revealed that only 5 of 72 consultations were initiated by nurses. A descriptive exploratory convenience study used a 3-item survey to collect information from registered nurses who provide direct patient care at the rural academic medical center. The purpose of this study was to (1) identify and describe the ethical issues perceived by registered nurses employed at a rural academic medical center and (2) analyze the variables influencing the registered nurses' ethical decision making and the process used by these registered nurses when resolving ethical issues.

Do psychiatric advance directives protect autonomy?

A psychiatric advance directive (PAD) is a legal resource that allows a person to document his or her wishes about receiving mental health services in the event that he or she is unable to provide consent at a future time. Advantages for completing a PAD include promoting the person's autonomy and authentic self, minimizing harms, and promoting beneficence. However, more research is needed to describe the positive and negative consequences associated with completing and implementing a PAD in the clinical setting.

Critique of 'advance directives: curriculum content and preparation of nursing students'.

This research study reflects an important topic for the practice of nursing and nursing education. The descriptive design utilized clear sampling methods. Clear research questions were identified; however, other data analysis methods may have been more appropriate.

Promoting a good death for persons with dementia in nursing facilities: family caregivers' perspectives.

The experience of dying from Alzheimer's disease (AD) in a nursing home setting is a poorly understood phenomenon. Fifty-seven family member caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's disease, who had died as a resident in a national nursing home chain, participated in a structured telephone interview. Despite the belief that their loved one had died with dignity, 16 out of 57 (28%) family member caregivers believed that their loved one had not experienced a good death.