Characteristics of palliative nursing and difficulties experienced by the hospice nurses:a qualitative research
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2019.22.014
- VernacularTitle:安宁疗护护士工作特色及困难体验的质性研究
- Author:
Yuanyuan LONG
1
;
Yutong ZHOU
Author Information
1. 北京大学护理学院
- Keywords:
Nurses;
Palliative care;
Working experience;
Qualitative research
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2019;25(22):2833-2838
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective? To explore the working characteristics and difficulties of hospice nurses and provide reference for improvement of palliative care practice. Methods? By purposive sampling, 10 nurses from a cancer specialist hospital and a community hospital in Beijing were selected and interviewed by semi-structured in-depth interviewing method and the interview data was analyzed by Colaizzi method. Results? The palliative nurses need patience and detailed mind, sympathy, compassion and empathy; the working characteristics of nursing included establishing trust, all the way accompany; palliative nursing and nurses have mutual influences: while getting the self-improved and sense of accomplishment, nurses' psychological burden was heavy and needed psychological adjustment; the palliative nurses faced difficulties such as unsuccessful communication with patients and their family members, lacking in relevant knowledge, misunderstanding from the colleagues and short of medical resources. Conclusions? Hospitals should strengthen the emotional adjustment support for the palliative nurses and to relieve the nurses from stress and negative affect; the government and hospitals should strengthen the propaganda of palliative care so that the citizens can better understand and accept palliative care.
