Table 3. Studies That Met Inclusion Criteria Related to Nurses' Experiences.
Country of Origin | Sample | Publication Focus | Thematic Structure |
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Canada24 | N = 17 nurses working across care sites | Canadian nurses' experiences | Profession of nursing Personal impact Practice of nursing |
The Netherlands25 | N = 20 nurses from 1 hospital | The role of nurses | Observing a request Decision making Carrying out euthanasia Aftercare Nurses with conscientious objections |
Belgium | N = 18 nurses from 9 hospitals | Nursing care of patients requesting euthanasia26 | Seven stages: Period preceding the request; confrontation with the request; decision making; preceding the euthanasia moment; carrying out the euthanasia; immediate aftercare; later aftercare |
Involvement of nurses: 2 perspectives27 | Procedural, action-focused perspective Existential interpretative perspective |
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Communication28 | Forms, attitudes, and purpose in the following: Patient and family context Interprofessional context |
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Nurse's experiences29 | Intense Development over time Supporting and aggravating factors |