Healing Oncology Nurses in a Caring Environment

Tang, Fiona W.K.; So, Winnie K.W.; Ling, Gigi C C; Lai, Anita

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“…Caring behaviours by nurses can be expressed in a wide variety of ways, such as words, thoughts, feelings, looks, actions and body language (Kitson, 2018). A clinical environment that has a compassionate care atmosphere is a component of the healing care behaviours of oncology nurses (Tang et al, 2017).…”

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Examining the expectations of healing care environment of hospitalized children with cancer based on Watson's theory of human caring

Gürcan

Turan

2021

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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Aim To describe the expectations of children with cancer about the healing care environment during hospitalization based on Watson's Theory of Human Caring. Design A descriptive qualitative research design was used in this study. Methods Data were collected between December 2019 and February 2020 from purposively selected children with cancer in a paediatric haematology and oncology clinic at a university hospital in Turkey. Twelve participants (7 females and 5 males) aged 10–17 were recruited to carry out individual semi‐structured interviews. All interviews were recorded via a digital audio recorder and transcribed verbatim. The content analysis method was used to analyse the data. Findings As a result of the analysis, three main themes with related sub‐themes were identified that revealed the expectations of children with cancer: ‘healing care behaviors’, ‘creating the physical environment of the hospital’ and ‘support from the social environment’. Conclusion Watson's Theory of Human Caring may be a useful and applicable guide for drawing a conceptual framework of the expectations of children with cancer regarding a healing care environment. The study revealed these children's need for humanistic, compassionate, honest and problem‐focused care. In addition, participants wished for improvements in the physical environment. They also stated that they feel lonely and need social support from their family, peers and society. Impact This study presents a comprehensive picture of the expectations regarding a healing care environment (caring behaviours and physical and social aspects) of hospitalized children with cancer undergoing treatment. The qualitative findings generated by our study have the potential to facilitate these children's healthy adjustment to the hospital environment and procedures during hospitalization. Knowledge acquired through this study may be used to shape nursing care, enhance the healing care environment, and ensure that hospital design and setting are acceptable to and appropriate for paediatric patients.

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