Nurses’ communicative practices related to medical assistance in dying (MAiD)
department or school: Health and Social Development, Faculty of (Okanagan)
department or school: Nursing, School of (Okanagan)
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCO
creator: Parker, Heidi Louise
issued: 2024-07-11T20:38:14Z
issued: 2024
related degree: Master of Science in Nursing - MSN
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: In 2016, Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) became legal in Canada. Since that time, nurses have played a unique role in the processes of MAiD. From initial patient inquiries, all the way through to a patient’s death, nurses require complex communication skills to navigate conversations with patients and families. Despite these conversations being difficult for nurses, little research has been completed on this topic. In this qualitative study, I used Interpretive Description to answer the question, “How do nurses describe their communicative practices related to MAiD in Canada?” To do this, I completed a secondary analysis of 42 interviews with nurses in Canada in the years following the legalization of MAiD. I looked at how nurses described their communicative practices, what challenges nurses faced, and what is needed moving forward as more Canadians seek out MAiD. The findings from this study revealed that nurses are involved in conversations that are unique to the MAiD context. Nurses face challenges in knowing how to respond to inquiries while abiding by the law and organizational policies. Nurses must have frank conversations about suffering and death while also educating patients about MAiD provisions. Where possible, nurses stay in touch with patients and continue to educate them about what is to come. Nurses have had to learn how to communicate during a new type of death. Finally, nurses stay in touch with families to provide support during the bereavement period. This research suggests that, while nurses have developed strategies to communicate about MAiD in meaningful ways, challenges persist. This research provides recommendations for practice, education, and research. First, it is recommended that regulatory bodies or employers create guidelines to support nurses in communicating about MAiD. It is also recommended that further formalized education be developed that focuses specifically on communication and MAiD. Finally, it is recommended that addition…
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note: NURSES’ COMMUNICATIVE PRACTICES RELATED TO MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IN DYING (MAiD) by Heidi Louise Parker BScN, The University of Toronto, 2017 MT, The University of Toronto, 2013 BSc, Queen’s University, 2011 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING in THE COLLEGE OF GRADUATE STUDIES THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Okanagan) June 2024 © Heidi Louise Parker, 2024 ii The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the College of Graduate Studies for acceptance, a thesis entitled: NURSES’ COMMUNICATIVE PRACTICES RELATED TO MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IN DYING (MAiD) submitted by Heidi Louise Parker in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Science in Nursing . Dr. Barbara Pesut, Faculty of Health and Social Development, UBC Okanagan Supervisor Dr. Sally Thorne, Faculty of Applied Science, UBC Vancouver Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Anita Chaudhuri, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies, UBC Okanagan Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Robert Godin, Faculty of Science, UBC Okanagan University Examiner Dr. Christine McPherson, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa External Examiner iii Abstract In 2016, Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) became legal in Canada. Since that time, nurses have played a unique role in the processes of MAiD. From initial patient inquiries, all the way through to a patient’s death, nurses require complex communication skills to navigate conversations with patients and families. Despite these conversations being difficult for nurses, little research has been completed on this topic. In this qualitative study, I used Interpretive Description to answer the question, “How do nurses describe their communicative practices related to MAiD in Canada?” To do this, I completed a secondary analysis of 42 interviews with nurses in Canada in the years following the legalization of MAiD. I looked at how nurses described their communica…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2024-09
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0444133
language: eng
degree discipline: Nursing
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Graduate
contributor: Pesut, Barbara
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/88618