Growth experiences of senior oncology nurses in coping with patients' death: a qualitative study
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1672-7088.2018.30.010
- VernacularTitle:高年资肿瘤科护士应对患者死亡成长经历的质性研究
- Author:
Shixian WU
1
;
Xian YUE
;
Fengqi DONG
;
Ruishuang ZHENG
;
Yanhui WANG
Author Information
1. 300060,天津医科大学肿瘤医院国家癌症临床医学研究中心肝胆肿瘤科
- Keywords:
Patients;
Death;
Senior nurse;
Coping strategy;
Growth
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2018;34(30):2359-2364
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To understand the growth experiences of senior nurses in coping with the death of patients so as to provide reference for clinical nursing management and teaching.Methods A phenomenological research method of qualitative study was employed in this study.Twenty-five senior nurses were in-depth interviewed with semi-structured interview guide.Thematic analysis method was adopted to collect and analyze the data,which were then organized into themes and subthemes.Results Three themes were "changes in growth" "ways to grow" and "unmet needs".Senior nurses could cope with patients' death well through accumulation and sharing of clinical experience,as they reorganized of death more definitely,their emotional response transferred reasonable,their coping strategy became matured,whereas the senior nurses still need help in the areas of psychological adaption,social support and professional theory education.Conclusions It is suggested that nursing managers should value the experience sharing and teaching function of senior oncology nurses,pay attention to the physical-mental health of senior nurses and provide professional psychosocial support to them.Otherwise,it is important to provide all oncology nurses with systematic knowledge training concerning hospice/death education to promote their career development ultimately.
