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The diploma thesis deals with the motivation of nurses, which work at palliative care. The thesis is divided into a theoretical and a practical part. The specifics of palliative care, the motivation of nurses, and the process of dying and death are described in the theoretical part. The practical part contains the processing and the evaluation of results gained in the research. Three aims are set in the thesis. The first aim is to determine the purpose, which nurses have for working at palliative care. The second aim is to find out what motives lead nurses to work with terminal patients. The last aim is to point out the disadvantages of providing palliative care. I chose the semi-structured interview for achieving the aims. The interview contains thirty questions. Ten nurses, which work at palliative care, answered the questions. The results support the fact that nurses perceive the palliative care as an important part of health care. According to nurses, the nursing care preserves the dignity of dying patient. It also respects his or her autonomy, individual needs, and their wish. The motivation for working with terminal patients results from previous experience with a hospice facility or from encounter with death in a previous employment. Another motivational factor is the need to care for dying patients or the experience of the death of a close family member. The substantial part of the job is a strong collective, which contributes to the motivation. The meaningful care and the positive reactions of terminal patients and their families are very fulfilling. The negative motivational factors are the physical and psychological exhaustion, another caregivers' sceptical view about the palliative care, or close relationships with the patients and their families. |
