| Title: |
Emergency nurses' experiences of caring for brought-in-dead persons and their relatives:a qualitative study |
| Authors: |
Bove, D. G.; Simonsen, S. S.; Herling, S. F.; Timm, H. |
| Source: |
Bove, D G, Simonsen, S S, Herling, S F & Timm, H 2025, 'Emergency nurses' experiences of caring for brought-in-dead persons and their relatives : a qualitative study', Journal of Advanced Nursing, vol. 81, no. 3, pp. 1543-1553. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.16371 |
| Publication Year: |
2025 |
| Collection: |
Roskilde Universitets forskningsportal (RUC) / Roskilde University Research Portal |
| Subject Terms: |
already dead; dead on arrival; emergency care; emergency nursing; moral stress; palliative care; sudden death |
| Description: |
Aim: To explore how emergency nurses experienced caring for brought-in-dead persons and their relatives, and what hindered or facilitated this care in an emergency setting. Design: A qualitative study using Interpretive Description. Methods: Data were collected as individual interviews with 13 nurses at seven Danish emergency departments from February to June 2023. Findings: Our analysis revealed the overarching theme ‘Navigating the complexities of providing holistic care in a constrained environment’, covering five sub-themes: (1) An important yet not recognized nursing task; (2) Pending care needs of the living and the dead; (3) No physical or mental room for the brought-in-dead persons; (4) Utilizing personal experiences in the absence of formal education and training and (5) Navigating professionalism and empathy. Conclusion: Emergency departments posed unique challenges in providing care to brought-in-dead persons and their relatives. Implications for the Profession: The unrecognized nature of caring for brought-in-dead persons and their relatives suggests a universal undervaluation of this care in emergency departments. Impact: Care for brought-in-dead persons and their relatives is neither recognized nor evidence-based. This study initiates a discussion of the circumstances for delivering care for persons brought-in-dead and has an impact on nurses and nursing leaders employed in emergency departments. Reporting Method: The Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research (COREQ). Patient or Public Contribution: None. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| File Description: |
application/pdf |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
0309-2402; 1365-2648 |
| Relation: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/hdl/https://hdl.handle.net/1800/23b3f885-1c8f-4d3a-9c16-c2eedf91918f; info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pissn/0309-2402; info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/eissn/1365-2648 |
| DOI: |
10.1111/jan.16371 |
| Availability: |
https://forskning.ruc.dk/da/publications/23b3f885-1c8f-4d3a-9c16-c2eedf91918f; https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.16371; https://hdl.handle.net/1800/23b3f885-1c8f-4d3a-9c16-c2eedf91918f; https://rucforsk.ruc.dk/ws/files/105407106/Journal_of_Advanced_Nursing_-_2024_-_Bove_-_Emergency_nurses_experiences_of_caring_for_brought_in_dead_persons_and_their.pdf |
| Rights: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess ; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.B6DCA673 |
| Database: |
BASE |