Nurses?? grief

Saunders, Judith M.; Valente, Sharon M.

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“…Even though this is 'An acceptance of unresolved issues and grief' a relatively common situation for nurses, the impact of such grief remains largely unexplored (Nayda, 1996). While professionals respond in various ways to distress and grief (Saunders and Valente, 1994), unresolved grief may influence the future quality of nurses' work (Nayda, 2002) and their future perceptions and responses to the protection of families (Crenshaw et al, 1995). One nurse explained how she felt:…”

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Influences on registered nurses' decision‐making in cases of suspected child abuse

Nayda

2002

Child Abuse Review

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This paper reports on the factors influencing decision-making for a group of 10 South Australian community nurses in cases of suspected child abuse. Each nurse participated in a structured interview. The data were organized into themes, using the computer program NUD*IST. Factors having an impact on the nurses' decisions to report included: the type of suspected abuse, making moral judgements and decision-making, the consequences of reporting, and the impact versus the outcomes of reporting. Most significantly, the community nurses based many of their decisions on their estimation of the kind of intervention likely to be undertaken by children's protection services.

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Influences on registered nurses' decision‐making in cases of suspected child abuse

Nayda

2002

Child Abuse Review

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“…There was also no exploration of what "peer support" meant or what issues were commonly discussed. 19 reported that most nurses believed that they managed their grief better if they helped a patient die a "good" death. They defined a good death as having the following characteristics: (1) the nurse had relieved the patient's distress and symptoms to the best of her or his knowledge and use of current resources; (2) the patient had the opportunity to reach closure with important relationships; (3) the nurse believed that he or she had delivered the best quality of care for the patient; (4) the patient's death did not violate natural order (referring to age at time of death;, and (5) the death was contextually appropriate (expected given the circumstances).…”

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A descriptive study of coping strategies used by Medical Intensive Care Unit nurses during transitions from cure- to comfort-oriented care

Badger

2005

Heart & Lung

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“…7 Saunders and Valente found that when doctors had not been able, for whatever reason, to assist a patient to die a good death, or if they were off duty when a patient died, they stated that their grief was more difficult, using terms such as "more complicated", "difficult", "painful" and "distressing" to describe the grief. 8 Participants in this study indicated that they were deeply moved by the losses of their patients. Underlying feelings of hurt, anger, frustration, remorse, sadness, guilt and unhappiness surfaced, as exemplified in the following quotes from the interviews: Ash identified anger as part of the progression of burnout in those individuals who are extremely focused on their careers and success.…”

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Emotional reactions of medical doctors and students following the loss of their patients at the Dr George Mukhari Hospital emergency unit, South Africa

Masia

Basson

Ogunbanjo

2010

South African Family Practice

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SA Fam Pract 2010;52(4):356-363Background: Studies on death and dying predominantly emphasise the needs of the dying patient and the process of bereavement. Few studies have focused on the reactions of medical doctors and students when the patients they have cared for die. Methods:The aim of the study was to explore the thoughts and feelings of doctors and medical students who have lost patients while under their care at the Dr George Mukhari Hospital emergency unit in Ga-Rankuwa, South Africa. The participants included 10 medical doctors and final-year medical students. A qualitative study methodology using a phenomenological approach was used.Results: Meanings were formulated from transcriptions and themes were identified. The following themes emerged: emotional reactions, which included anger, helplessness, guilt and pain; recurrent thoughts about the incident; blame; perceived incompetence; detachment from emotions; religion; death of a paediatric patient; medical training; psychological services; work environment; coping with the family of the deceased; and facing mortality.Conclusion: From the study it was concluded that doctors needed enhanced training in communication skills and communicating death to the patients' families. Bereavement counselling and debriefing should be available to provide them with an opportunity to share emotional responses and reflect on patients' fatality.Peer reviewed.

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Nurses?? grief

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Influences on registered nurses' decision‐making in cases of suspected child abuse

Influences on registered nurses' decision‐making in cases of suspected child abuse

A descriptive study of coping strategies used by Medical Intensive Care Unit nurses during transitions from cure- to comfort-oriented care

Emotional reactions of medical doctors and students following the loss of their patients at the Dr George Mukhari Hospital emergency unit, South Africa

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