Interventions by nursing students and professionals to Interventions by nursing students and professionals to promote dignity at the end of life

Intervenciones para promover la dignificación del fin de vida por estudiantes y profesionales de enfermería

Introduction: care is nursing practice axis and is especially relevant through the end-of-life and death process, where care dignifying the patient and his or her environment must be ensured. Nursing professionals and students should be trained for this purpose. Objective: to identify interventions to promote patient dignity at end of life and death, among nursing students and professionals. Methodology: an integrative literature review. The PubMed, CUIDEN Plus, Ovid, Biblioteca Virtual en Salud and ProQuest databases were searched and articles derived from research and review published between 2016 and 2021 were included. Critical reading was conducted using the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) tool. This is a study carrying no ethical risk, according to Resolution 8430 of 1993. Results: 34 articles were included, and organized into five topics: human dignity, nursing care for dignified death, barriers to dignifying end of life, benefits for nursing students and professionals, patient and family, and strategies that promote dignity at end of life and death. Conclusions: end of life and death are complex processes which nursing students and professionals must face. Implementing interventions such as those identified herein, may be helpful, since they contribute to knowledge, commitment, humanized treatment, and compassion. Further education and research in this regard is required.

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