Nursing assistance protocol for patients in terminal care: Construction through integrative review

Abstract

Objective: To build a nursing protocol for the management of terminally ill patients. Methodology: Integrative literature review, using the VHL, CINAHL, SCOPUS, Web of Science, Embase and PUBMED databases, without chronological limits, in Portuguese, English and Spanish. Results: The most prevalent NANDA 2021-2023 classification nursing diagnoses belonged to the activity/rest domain, followed by the coping/stress tolerance and safety/protection domains. For each prevalent diagnosis, plausible nursing interventions were established in the context of terminality. Conclusion: The nursing care protocol for terminally ill patients is an important starting point for establishing nursing behaviors and fostering care practice for terminally ill patients.