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Reflection Activity After Patient Death to Reduce Anxiety in Intensive Care Nurses.
| Τίτλος: | Reflection Activity After Patient Death to Reduce Anxiety in Intensive Care Nurses. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Bruce, Rachael, Cobb, Cassandra, Everett, Kristy, Love, Alandra, Shelton, Megan, Baucom, Melanie, Azuero, Andres |
| Πηγή: | Critical Care Nurse; Aug2026, Vol. 46 Issue 4, p29-35, 7p |
| Θεματικοί όροι: | Anxiety prevention, Attitudes toward death, Self-evaluation, Fear, Death, Human services programs, Academic medical centers, Evaluation of human services programs, Reflection (Philosophy), Descriptive statistics, Surveys, Intensive care units, Quality assurance, Data analysis software, Critical care nurses |
| Γεωγραφικοί όροι: | Southern States |
| Περίληψη: | Background: Many nurses, particularly those working in intensive care units, experience anxiety and burnout as a result of caring for patients with complex conditions and high mortality rates. This situation often leads to employee dissatisfaction and high turnover. Local Problem: The purpose of this project was to reduce anxiety related to patient death among nurses in a 17-bed medical intensive care unit through the implementation of a previously developed evidence-based postdeath reflection activity called "The Pause." Methods: Unit leaders received training in the Pause. Staff nurses anonymously and voluntarily completed preintervention and postintervention surveys collecting self-reported demographic data and scores on the revised Collett-Lester Fear of Death Scale, which measures fear and anxiety about death. The intervention was performed by a trained staff member when a patient died. Quantitative data were evaluated using descriptive statistics and measures of effect size. Results: A total of 38 nurses (54% of nursing staff members) completed the preintervention survey, and 22 nurses (31% of nursing staff members) completed the postintervention survey. The mean total score on the revised Collett-Lester Fear of Death Scale decreased by 15% (Cohen d = 0.53) from before to after the intervention, indicating reduced overall anxiety related to patient death among participating nurses. Conclusion: Implementation of the Pause was associated with a decrease in anxiety among bedside nurses. Given the minimal cost and workload for staff members, along with the positive outcome, continuation of this intervention is recommended. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Βάση Δεδομένων: | Complementary Index |
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