Eden Lacey M, Callister Lynn Clark
LACEY M. EDEN is a staff nurse in the Intermountain Healthcare Urban South Newborn Intensive Care Unit in Provo, Utah, and a recent graduate as a family nurse practitioner. LYNN CLARK CALLISTER is a professor of maternal/newborn nursing at Brigham Young University College of Nursing in Provo, Utah, and a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing. She serves on the March of Dimes Bioethics Council and the March of Dimes National Nurses Advisory Council .
J Perinat Educ. 2010 Winter;19(1):29-39. doi: 10.1624/105812410X481546.
Survival rates for very preterm and critically ill infants are increasing, raising complex ethical issues for health-care providers and parents who face the challenge of making end-of-life decisions for newborns. The purpose of this integrative literature review was to evaluate parental involvement in end-of-life care and decision making for their infant in the newborn intensive care unit. Findings revealed that establishing good relationships and clear communication between health-care providers and parents builds trust and eases stress placed on parents making decisions about the care of their infant. Palliative care programs provide support for parents and facilitate their decision making. Parents can be educated about how to communicate with health-care providers. Educating nurses on how to provide end-of-life care may also help improve support for parents during this difficult time. Additional research is recommended to examine parents' needs during and after end-of-life care decisions for their newborn.
极早产儿和危重症婴儿的存活率正在上升,这给面临为新生儿做出临终决策挑战的医疗保健提供者和父母带来了复杂的伦理问题。本整合文献综述的目的是评估父母在新生儿重症监护病房中参与其婴儿临终护理和决策的情况。研究结果显示,在医疗保健提供者和父母之间建立良好关系并进行清晰沟通,能够建立信任并减轻父母在为婴儿护理做出决策时所承受的压力。姑息治疗项目为父母提供支持并促进他们的决策制定。可以让父母了解如何与医疗保健提供者进行沟通。对护士进行临终护理培训,也可能有助于在这一艰难时期为父母提供更多支持。建议开展更多研究,以调查父母在为新生儿做出临终护理决策期间及之后的需求。