An Order Protocol For Respiratory Distress/acute Pain Crisis In Pediatric Palliative Care Patients: Medical And Nursing Staff Perceptions
Title
An Order Protocol For Respiratory Distress/acute Pain Crisis In Pediatric Palliative Care Patients: Medical And Nursing Staff Perceptions
Creator
Bidet G; Daoust L; Duval M; Ducruet T; Toledano B; Humbert N
Identifier
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2015.0100
Publisher
Journal Of Palliative Medicine
Date
2016
Subject
Acute Pain/therapy; Adolescent; Adult; Advance Directives; Aged; Attitude Of Health Personnel; Canada; Child; Child Preschool; Female; Humans; Infant; Infant Newborn; Male; Medical Staff Hospital/psychology; Middle Aged; Nursing Staff Hospital/psychology; Palliative Care/standards; Pediatric Nursing/standards; Practice Guidelines As Topic; Respiratory Distress Syndrome Adult/therapy; Surveys And Questionnaires; Young Adult
Description
BACKGROUND:
An order protocol for distress (OPD), including respiratory distress and acute pain crisis, has been established for pediatric palliative care patients at Sainte-Justine Hospital (SJH). After discussion with the patient/his or her family, the OPD is prescribed by the attending physician whenever judged appropriate. The OPD can then be initiated by the bedside nurse when necessary; the physician is notified after the first dose is administered.
OBJECTIVES:
The study objectives were to evaluate the perceptions and experience of the medical/nursing staff towards the use of the OPD.
METHODS:
A survey was distributed to all physicians/nurses working on wards with pediatric palliative care patients. Answers to the survey were anonymous, done on a voluntary basis, and after consent of the participant.
RESULTS:
Surveys (258/548) were answered corresponding to a response rate of 47%. According to the respondents, the most important motivations in using the OPD were the desire to relieve patient's distress and the speed of relief of distress by the OPD; the most important obstacles were going against the patient's/his or her family's wishes and fear of hastening death. The respondents reported that the OPD was frequently (56%) or always (36%) effective in relieving the patient's distress. The respondents felt sometimes (16%), frequently (34%), or always (41%) comfortable in giving the OPD. They thought the OPD could never (12%), rarely (32%), sometimes (46%), frequently (8%), or always (1%) hasten death. Physicians were less favorable than nurses with the autonomy of bedside nurses to initiate the OPD before notifying the physician (p = 0.04). Overall, 95% of respondents considered that they would use the OPD in the future.
CONCLUSIONS:
Data from this survey shows that respondents are in favor of using the OPD at SJH and find it effective. Further training as well as support for health care professionals are mandatory in such palliative care settings.
An order protocol for distress (OPD), including respiratory distress and acute pain crisis, has been established for pediatric palliative care patients at Sainte-Justine Hospital (SJH). After discussion with the patient/his or her family, the OPD is prescribed by the attending physician whenever judged appropriate. The OPD can then be initiated by the bedside nurse when necessary; the physician is notified after the first dose is administered.
OBJECTIVES:
The study objectives were to evaluate the perceptions and experience of the medical/nursing staff towards the use of the OPD.
METHODS:
A survey was distributed to all physicians/nurses working on wards with pediatric palliative care patients. Answers to the survey were anonymous, done on a voluntary basis, and after consent of the participant.
RESULTS:
Surveys (258/548) were answered corresponding to a response rate of 47%. According to the respondents, the most important motivations in using the OPD were the desire to relieve patient's distress and the speed of relief of distress by the OPD; the most important obstacles were going against the patient's/his or her family's wishes and fear of hastening death. The respondents reported that the OPD was frequently (56%) or always (36%) effective in relieving the patient's distress. The respondents felt sometimes (16%), frequently (34%), or always (41%) comfortable in giving the OPD. They thought the OPD could never (12%), rarely (32%), sometimes (46%), frequently (8%), or always (1%) hasten death. Physicians were less favorable than nurses with the autonomy of bedside nurses to initiate the OPD before notifying the physician (p = 0.04). Overall, 95% of respondents considered that they would use the OPD in the future.
CONCLUSIONS:
Data from this survey shows that respondents are in favor of using the OPD at SJH and find it effective. Further training as well as support for health care professionals are mandatory in such palliative care settings.
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Citation
Bidet G; Daoust L; Duval M; Ducruet T; Toledano B; Humbert N, “An Order Protocol For Respiratory Distress/acute Pain Crisis In Pediatric Palliative Care Patients: Medical And Nursing Staff Perceptions,” Pediatric Palliative Care Library, accessed April 28, 2024, https://pedpalascnetlibrary.omeka.net/items/show/10554.