Experiences of nurses taking care of dying patients
Ebohon, Itohan Helen (2019)
2019
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Description
The aim of this literature review was to find out about the experiences of
nurses taking care of dying patients using existing literature. The purpose
was to provide information to help nurses and nursing students to better
care for dying patients.
The articles that have been utilized in the study have been obtained from
CINAHL only. The articles were selected based on inclusion and exclusion
criteria such as the availability of full text articles, peer reviewed, abstract
and references available. Eight articles were selected during the data
selection process based on the titles of the articles. The resulting data was
categorized according to themes and sub-themes that emerged after reading
through the articles. Three main themes emerged: emotional challenges,
communication challenges, and collaboration with relatives and the
healthcare team.
Conducting this research showed that the welfare of nurses are overlooked at
work, thus affecting them mentally, physically and emotionally. This study
has suggested some ways in which nurses can lessen their burdens and
improve their well being.
The aim of this literature review was to find out about the experiences of
nurses taking care of dying patients using existing literature. The purpose
was to provide information to help nurses and nursing students to better
care for dying patients.
The articles that have been utilized in the study have been obtained from
CINAHL only. The articles were selected based on inclusion and exclusion
criteria such as the availability of full text articles, peer reviewed, abstract
and references available. Eight articles were selected during the data
selection process based on the titles of the articles. The resulting data was
categorized according to themes and sub-themes that emerged after reading
through the articles. Three main themes emerged: emotional challenges,
communication challenges, and collaboration with relatives and the
healthcare team.
Conducting this research showed that the welfare of nurses are overlooked at
work, thus affecting them mentally, physically and emotionally. This study
has suggested some ways in which nurses can lessen their burdens and
improve their well being.