Experiencing patient death in clinical practice: Nurses’ recollections of their earliest memorable patient death

Anderson, Natalie; Kent, Bridie; Owens, R. Glynn

doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2014.12.005

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“…There are resources available to assist the new graduate nurse in the workplace, for example, Palliative Care Australia, the Palliative Care Curriculum for Undergraduates (PCC4U) website and Program of Experience in the Palliative Approach (PEPA) and, in the state where this study was undertaken the health area provides an online Palliative Care Education course for staff. The findings of the study reported in this paper can act as a reference for both universities and hospitals in preparing students and new graduates for their role in caring for these people and their families, by providing support in palliative care situations in the clinical setting and offering ongoing professional and organisational support for new grads (Anderson et al., ; Zheng, Guo, Dong, & Owens, ).…”

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“…Although a variety of health professionals provide care to people who have a life‐limiting condition, nurses spend more time with people nearing the end of their life than other health personnel. Therefore, it is important that graduate nurses have essential skills required to care for these people (Anderson & Malone, ; Anderson, Kent, & Owens, ; Deravin‐Malone, Anderson, & Croxon, ; Palliative Care Australia, ; Ramjan, Costa, Hickman, Kearns, & Phillips, ). Nursing students agree that palliative care is a vital component of their curriculum (Ballesteros, Centeno, & Arantzamendi, ; Mutto, Cantoni, Rabhansl, & Villar, ).…”

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Dealing with end of life—New graduated nurse experiences

Croxon

Deravin

Anderson

2017

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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Dealing with end of life—New graduated nurse experiences

Croxon

Deravin

Anderson

2017

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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“…In fact, exposure to death and death‐related issues could evoke intense emotional responses that could lead to secondary traumatic stress, such as intrusive thoughts or disturbing dreams about patients, powerlessness, and meaninglessness (Missouridou, ). Moreover, nurses' early experiences with patient death can be a salient event, especially for novice nurses (Anderson, Kent, & Owens, ).…”

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Lived experiences of international operating room nurses in organ procurement surgery: A phenomenological study

Gao

Plummer

McKenna

2019

Nursing & Health Sciences

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International operating room nurses come from different regions of the world with diverse social and cultural backgrounds, religions, personal beliefs, and education. They are likely to form unique attitudes toward multi‐organ procurement that potentially might affect their opinions and clinical practices. The aim of this phenomenological study was to explore the lived experiences of international operating room nurses participating in deceased organ procurement procedures in Australia. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 18 international operating room nurses. van Manen's phenomenological data analysis method was adopted to uncover and interpret meanings from these nurses' descriptions. Four essential themes emerged and evolved to signify the meanings of participants' experiences in organ procurement procedures: the surreality of death, personal and professional challenges, becoming stronger, and personal beliefs and wishes. The present study highlights the importance of cultural awareness in dealing with death, organ procurement, and interprofessional collaboration in the multi‐cultural perioperative context. It is essential to provide clinical education and support around culture and practice transition for international operating room nurses to increase and maintain their professional confidence, career satisfaction, health, and well‐being during organ procurement surgery.

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“…This is consistent with a recent study in which nurses expressed feelings of frustration because they felt a lack of confidence in themselves and thought that they had insufficient skills and knowledge to care for terminally ill patients. 15 This is understandable because caring for dying patients implies a high level of emotional involvement. 16 It is crucial for nurses to have specific training on end-of-life issues; otherwise, they could cause emotional damage to their patients and even to themselves.…”

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Facing death in the clinical practice: a view from nurses in Mexico

Marván

Oñate‐Ocaña²,

Santillán-Doherty

et al. 2017

Salud Publica Mex

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Objective. To explore the views of nurses on death in their practice, and their perception about physicians' actions dealing with terminally ill patients. Materials and methods. Two hundred ninety-five nurses with experience caring for terminally ill patients responded to a questionnaire developed for this study. Results. The majority of participants considered that terminally ill patients should know about their prognosis. Although nearly all nurses said that when a patient brings up the subject and they talk with the patient about death, several of the nurses find it difficult to establish a relationship with these patients. Concerning nurses' perception about physicians' actions, they considered that physicians avoid the subject of death with their patients more than the physicians acknowledge. Conclusions. More education and training of physicians and nurses on end-of-life issues is needed to improve communication with dying patients and to provide them with better care.Keywords: nurses; death; nurse-patient relationship; physicianpatient relationship ResumenObjetivo. Explorar las opiniones de enfermeras y enfermeros sobre el tema de la muerte en su práctica clínica, así como su percepción sobre las acciones de los médicos que tratan pacientes en fase terminal. Material y métodos. Doscientas noventa y cinco enfermeras y enfermeros con experiencia en enfermos terminales respondieron un cuestionario que fue desarrollado para este estudio. Resultados. La mayoría de los participantes consideraron que los enfermos terminales deben conocer su pronóstico. Aunque casi todos dijeron que cuando los pacientes abordan el tema de la muerte hablan con ellos al respecto, varios encuentran difícil establecer una relación con ellos. En cuanto a su percepción sobre los médi-cos, el personal de enfermería considera que éstos evitan el tema de la muerte con sus pacientes más de lo que reconocen. Conclusiones. Es necesario brindar capacitación a médicos y personal de enfermería sobre temas relacionados con el fin de la vida para mejorar su comunicación con los pacientes terminales y brindarles una mejor atención.Palabras clave: enfermeras; muerte; relación enfermerapaciente; relación médico-paciente

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Experiencing patient death in clinical practice: Nurses’ recollections of their earliest memorable patient death

Cited by 78 publications

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Dealing with end of life—New graduated nurse experiences

Dealing with end of life—New graduated nurse experiences

Lived experiences of international operating room nurses in organ procurement surgery: A phenomenological study

Facing death in the clinical practice: a view from nurses in Mexico

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