Personal narratives of nurses who care for patients at the end of life
| Autor: | María Elena Pérez-Vega, Luis Cibanal-Juan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Adult
Male Palliative care Nursing Staff Hospital 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Professional Role Nursing 030502 gerontology Humans Narrative Meaning (existential) Mexico Advanced and Specialized Nursing Terminal Care Narration Palliative Care Right to Die Middle Aged 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing Female 0305 other medical science Psychology Nurse-Patient Relations End-of-life care Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | International journal of palliative nursing. 26(1) |
| ISSN: | 2052-286X |
| Popis: | Background: Little attention has been paid to the ways in which nurses personally experience, understand and assign meaning to providing palliative care. Aim: A qualitative study of four nurses working with patients in the terminal phase in a hospital in Mexico was conducted to understand their lived professional experiences and relationships with death. Methods: Four interviews were analysed using the Greimasian actantial-semiotic model. Actants were categorised by narrative role and their actions were analysed. The grammatical features of the narration were also examined. Findings: Nurses sought a good death for the patient, which they typically achieved, and spiritual peace for themselves, which they often did not. Nurses placed a high value on personal, social and professional recognition for their work. The philosophical themes affecting nursing as a vocation that emerged included life and death, truth and honesty and the role of God and the family. These professional values were often contradictory, and these dilemmas should be addressed in professional training and support. |
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