The Perceptions of Children and Adolescents with Cancer Regarding Nurses’ Communication Behaviors during Needle Procedures
| Autor: | Encarna Gómez-Gamboa, Olga Rodrigo-Pedrosa, Marta San-Millán, Maria Angeles Saz-Roy, Anna Negre-Loscertales, Montserrat Puig-Llobet |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Càncer en els infants
Adolescent Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Nurses Adolescents Cancer in children Teenagers Oncology nursing Càncer -- Infermeria Needle procedures Neoplasms Humans Càncer en els adolescents Càncer Child Children Qualitative Research Cancer Communication barriers Compassion fatigue Cancer in adolescence Communication Working environment adolescent cancer child communication barriers compassion fatigue qualitative approach needle procedures oncology nursing working environment Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Cancer -- Nursing Infermeria oncològica Grounded Theory Qualitative approach Infants |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022, vol. 19, núm. 15, p. 9372 Articles publicats (EUSES) DUGiDocs – Universitat de Girona instname International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; Volume 19; Issue 15; Pages: 9372 Dipòsit Digital de la UB Universidad de Barcelona |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| Popis: | Background: Communicating with children and adolescents with cancer during a needle procedure can prove challenging for healthcare professionals. Objective: Our aim was to explore the perceptions of children and adolescents with cancer regarding communication with nurses during needle procedures. Method: Thus was a qualitative phenomenological study. Data were gathered through seven in-depth interviews with a convenience sample of children and adolescents with cancer. Data were analyzed using a grounded theory approach to identify themes in the participants’ narratives. Results: The analysis revealed three themes describing participants’ experience: (1) nurses need to explain clearly what they are going to do while also allowing children to express their emotions without feeling coerced; (2) nurses need to be honest and approachable and relate to children as active participants in the treatment process; and (3) it is distressing to hear other children who are undergoing a needle procedure cry out in pain. Further application of the constant comparison method yielded a core theme: (4) the pressures faced by oncology nurses lead them to focus on the technical side of procedures at the expense of their young patients’ communication needs. Conclusions: We suggest that hospital managers need to ensure that oncology nurses have sufficient training in communication skills and are confident in their ability to respect and respond to the communication preferences and needs of patients. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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