Abstract
Nurses working in emergency departments (EDs) of trauma centers are integral members of the trauma team during the initial resuscitation of severely injured patients. Decisions regarding these resuscitations are made in high stress environments and are inevitably rife with ethical issues due to the high frequency and severity of injury and its exorbitant costs to society. These decisions are made with little background knowledge about the patients during a complex process of rapid assessment of physiological status overlaid by ethical principles, societal norms and expectations, and legal mandates. The purpose of this study was to assess the specific ethical issues that ED nurses encounter and their effects during the resuscitation of severely injured patients, the factors contributing to the decisions made during resuscitation, and how nurses are involved in these decisions.
Sigma Membership
Xi Mu
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Descriptive/Correlational
Research Approach
Qualitative Research
Keywords:
Moral Distress, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Emergency Medical Care
Advisor
Connie M. Ulrich
Second Advisor
Therese S. Richmond
Third Advisor
Christine K. Bradway
Degree
PhD
Degree Grantor
University of Pennsylvania
Degree Year
2009
Recommended Citation
Zeitzer, Mindy B., "Ethical issues and decision making related to resuscitation of severely injured patients: Perceptions of emergency department nurses" (2022). Dissertations. 300.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/300
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2022-09-06
Full Text of Presentation
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Description
This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3381887; ProQuest document ID: 304979280. The author still retains copyright.