Iranian nurses’ perspective on non-resuscitation: content analysis Bahramnezhad Fatemeh1, Cheraghi Mohammad Ali2,*, Mehrdad Neda3 1PhD Candidate in Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2Associate professor in Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 3Associate professor, Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran *Corresponding Email: mcheraghi@tums.ac.ir
Online published on 29 September, 2018. Abstract This study was conducted to evaluate the Iranian nurses’ perspective about non cardiopulmonary resuscitation. This study is Directed qualitative content analysis and analyzed the perspectives of 8 nurses on different aspects of the formulation of non-Resuscitation guidelines through semi-structured in-depth interviews (40 to 60 minutes). An interview guide was set based on the categories, and tips were provided for conducting interviews and performing the related codification in each class after analyzing the interviews. In the “professional” category, 4 codes of "futile care", "stereotyped care", "fear of distrust" and "moral distress"; in the “patient and family” category, 2 codes of "selfishness vs. sacrifice" and "protection of human dignity"; in the “moral” category, one code of "lack of understanding of the meaning of morality"; in the “legal” category, 2 codes of " fear of the law" and "fear of accusation of the nurse "; in the “religious” category, 3 codes of, "fate", "forgiveness of sins", and "miracle"; and in the “economic” category, one code of "money as a facilitating or hindering factor" were extracted. In the formulation of non-Resuscitation guidelines, it is necessary to pay special attention to the Iranian context and the extracted codes such as respect for human dignity, fate, miracle, lack of understanding of the meaning of morality, fear of accusation of nurses, and economic costs. Top Keywords Non-resuscitation, Not for resuscitation, Nurse, Iran, Qualitiative research, Content analysis. Top |