Experiences of Nurses Providing Palliative Care for Dying Adult Cancer Patients
Rotich, Kiptoo; Agbehiadzie, Francis (2016)
Jyväskylän ammattikorkeakoulu
2016
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201704064368
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201704064368
Tiivistelmä
The aim of this literature review was to study nurses’ experiences providing palliative care to dying adult cancer patients and their families. The purpose was to suggest ways to improve on the quality of palliative care to enable dying cancer patients realize a more peaceful, dignified and comfortable life before their death.
Articles for use in the study were obtained from CINAHL, PubMed and Elsevier Science Direct. Selection of articles was conducted based on a predetermined inclusion and exclusion criteria as well as relevance by title, abstract and full text.
Thematic analysis was applied in the analysis and synthesis of data for the twelve selected articles. The full texts of the articles were read through, and data grouped to create themes and sub-themes.
The study identified three themes: nurses’ challenges in provision of palliative care, positive and negative impact of family on patient’s care and treatment and open, trust, faith, acceptance and compassionate communication skills of a nurse.
During research, it was discovered that the quality of palliative care is compromised by the challenges faced by nurses during practice. The study therefore suggested ways to minimize on nurses’ challenges while at the same time maximizing on supportive behaviour.
Articles for use in the study were obtained from CINAHL, PubMed and Elsevier Science Direct. Selection of articles was conducted based on a predetermined inclusion and exclusion criteria as well as relevance by title, abstract and full text.
Thematic analysis was applied in the analysis and synthesis of data for the twelve selected articles. The full texts of the articles were read through, and data grouped to create themes and sub-themes.
The study identified three themes: nurses’ challenges in provision of palliative care, positive and negative impact of family on patient’s care and treatment and open, trust, faith, acceptance and compassionate communication skills of a nurse.
During research, it was discovered that the quality of palliative care is compromised by the challenges faced by nurses during practice. The study therefore suggested ways to minimize on nurses’ challenges while at the same time maximizing on supportive behaviour.