The Honourable Role of Nurse in Accompanying Patient’s Dying Process

Abstract

End of life is meant as a frightening thing, thus it makes an ignorance. Another frightening moment is the pain that attaches throughout the illness. Death has also been interpreted as a lonely feeling which is done by own self and separation with the beloved one. This study used Method of Actual Problem, it is a philosophy reflective study about handling patient with chronic disease phenomenon which is predicted will going to the end of life. In this study, problems in the hospital are directly exposed, then it is synthesized to solve a fundamental problem. Analysis and synthesis of medical intervention to end of life patient to be expected can solve the problem. Ethics which is embraced by nursing profession must be received by the patient. It means that nursing profession's existence takes more control to the problem at the end of life patient. Nursing care can help the dying process of the patient become as peaceful as possible

Keywords: end of life, dying process, peaceful, nursing care, role of nursing.