PMID- 24600178
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
DCOM- 20140306
LR  - 20220409
IS  - 0973-1075 (Print)
IS  - 1998-3735 (Electronic)
IS  - 0973-1075 (Linking)
VI  - 20
IP  - 1
DP  - 2014 Jan
TI  - The attitude of Iranian nurses about do not resuscitate orders.
PG  - 21-5
LID - 10.4103/0973-1075.125550 [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND: Do not resuscitate (DNR) orders are one of many challenging issues in 
      end of life care. Previous research has not investigated Muslim nurses' attitudes 
      towards DNR orders. AIMS: This study aims to investigate the attitude of Iranian 
      nurses towards DNR orders and determine the role of religious sects in forming 
      attitudes. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this descriptive-comparative study, 306 
      nurses from five hospitals affiliated to Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 
      (TUOMS) in East Azerbaijan Province and three hospitals in Kurdistan province 
      participated. Data were gathered by a survey design on attitudes on DNR orders. 
      Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS Inc., 
      Chicago, IL) software examining descriptive and inferential statistics. RESULTS: 
      Participants showed their willingness to learn more about DNR orders and 
      highlights the importance of respecting patients and their families in DNR 
      orders. In contrast, in many key items participants reported their negative 
      attitude towards DNR orders. There were statistical differences in two items 
      between the attitude of Shiite and Sunni nurses. CONCLUSIONS: Iranian nurses, 
      regardless of their religious sects, reported negative attitude towards many 
      aspects of DNR orders. It may be possible to change the attitude of Iranian 
      nurses towards DNR through education.
FAU - Mogadasian, Sima
AU  - Mogadasian S
AD  - Department of Medical-Surgical, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz, Iran.
FAU - Abdollahzadeh, Farahnaz
AU  - Abdollahzadeh F
AD  - Department of Medical-Surgical, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz, Iran.
FAU - Rahmani, Azad
AU  - Rahmani A
AD  - Hematology and Oncology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, 
      Tabriz, Iran.
FAU - Ferguson, Caleb
AU  - Ferguson C
AD  - Centre for Cardiovascular and Chronic Care, Faculty of Health, University of 
      Technology Sydney, Australia.
FAU - Pakanzad, Fermisk
AU  - Pakanzad F
AD  - Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, 
      Iran.
FAU - Pakpour, Vahid
AU  - Pakpour V
AD  - Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, 
      Iran.
FAU - Heidarzadeh, Hamid
AU  - Heidarzadeh H
AD  - Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, 
      Iran.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - Indian J Palliat Care
JT  - Indian journal of palliative care
JID - 101261221
PMC - PMC3931237
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Advanced care directive
OT  - Do not resuscitate orders
OT  - End of life care
OT  - Nurses
OT  - Palliative Care
OT  - Resuscitation
COIS- Conflict of Interest: None declared.
EDAT- 2014/03/07 06:00
MHDA- 2014/03/07 06:01
PMCR- 2014/01/01
CRDT- 2014/03/07 06:00
PHST- 2014/03/07 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2014/03/07 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2014/03/07 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2014/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - IJPC-20-21 [pii]
AID - 10.4103/0973-1075.125550 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Indian J Palliat Care. 2014 Jan;20(1):21-5. doi: 10.4103/0973-1075.125550.