Sjuksköterskans upplevelse kring aktiv dödshjälp i länder där det numera är tillåtet

: en litteraturstudie

Abstract

Active death help is today a current matter. As a nurse, she will, in her career meet dying patients who want active death help. The nurse's main task is to prevent disease, promote health, restore health and alleviate suffering. Aim: The aim was to elucidate the nurse's experience around active euthanasia in countries where it is now allowed, as in the Netherlands and Belgium. Method: The work is structured as a literature study, which a systematic selection of ten scientific articles selected from the databases Cinahl, PubMed and PsykINFO. These were analyzed and presented in three categories. Results: Three categories emerged from the articles' results that became this study's results. The nurses' experience from active euthanasia was an individual experience. The experience varied depending on the patient and the situation. While the nurses experienced conflict with their moral values and laws around active euthanasia, she wanted to at the same time do a good job by ensuring that the patient experienced a good and dignified death as possible. Some nurses felt that the meeting with the patient's relative was not always so easy; however, they felt that it was their duty to take care of them. Conclusion: When the nurse put her personal views to the side, it creates a sense of security in her profession. A good relationship between the two parts is created by open communication. If discussions about the current matter of death and the death process start already in the nurse education, this can cause the knowledge and understanding increases.