2019 Volume 24 Issue 1 Pages 59-68
After sending a questionnaire to visiting nurses inquiring about the current status of “respiratory arrest confirmation” at an aid scene for elderly persons facing “expected death,” we obtained responses from 122 nurses.
Of those 122 nurses, 69 had confirmed respiratory arrest in the absence of a doctor; 53 had not. Among them different responses were received: 40 (32.8％) reported that they “advocate respiratory arrest confirmation” by a nurse; 3 (2.5％) responded that “think that they should confirm it,” even if they had never experienced “respiratory arrest confirmation”; 33 (27.0％) answered that they “think that they might do it if conditions are right.” Total percentages of respondents suggest that about six of ten positively accept “respiratory arrest confirmation” by a nurse. Additionally, certified nurses and nurse specialists significantly regarded “respiratory arrest confirmation” positively. Results revealed that the nurses had conducted “respiratory arrest confirmation” to provide better care for elderly persons facing death and for their families in spite of circumstances under which a doctor is likely to be late arriving.
In recent years, as medical practice by nurses has increased rapidly, integration between care and cure must be implemented.
