Coping strategies used by nurses in dealing with patient death and dying
AKUROMA, ROSELINE; Eye, Aichetou; Curran, Tasner (2016)
AKUROMA, ROSELINE
Eye, Aichetou
Curran, Tasner
Jyväskylän ammattikorkeakoulu
2016
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201702011845
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201702011845
Tiivistelmä
Nurses are affected by patient death and dying on a regular basis. Nurses, however, encounter challenges to cope with it. Education is one way of preparing nurses to face these challenges. The aim of this study is to present the coping strategies used by nurses in dealing with patient death and dying and to determine which are found most helpful. The purpose of this study is to provide information that can be used as a resource for nursing students at Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences and that might help facilitate the improvement of the subject in the curriculum.
A literature review was chosen as the method of analysis in this study. The following databases were used to search for and obtain data: CINAHL, Elite, PubMed and Science Direct in addition to manual search. The sixteen articles which were found were analyzed thematically. Three themes emerged from the reviewed articles: the factors affecting death perception, coping process and examined educational models. Work settings, previous experience and culture were the factors influencing death perception. Distancing was found to be the first strategy sought by nurses, while seeking support from colleagues was the most used. EOLc education that adapted to nursing students’ individual needs and their anticipated future work settings was emphasized to be the solution for better preparing these students to deal and cope with patient death and dying.
A literature review was chosen as the method of analysis in this study. The following databases were used to search for and obtain data: CINAHL, Elite, PubMed and Science Direct in addition to manual search. The sixteen articles which were found were analyzed thematically. Three themes emerged from the reviewed articles: the factors affecting death perception, coping process and examined educational models. Work settings, previous experience and culture were the factors influencing death perception. Distancing was found to be the first strategy sought by nurses, while seeking support from colleagues was the most used. EOLc education that adapted to nursing students’ individual needs and their anticipated future work settings was emphasized to be the solution for better preparing these students to deal and cope with patient death and dying.