A fi asistent medical în îngrijire paliativă în turcia: un studiu calitativ | [Being a palliative care nurse in turkey: a qualitative study]

Abstract

Background: Palliative care nurses need to become aware of the experiences and emotions they encounter in their work environments, through their perspectives and expressions, as this can enhance both their quality of life and the quality of care they provide to patients. Objectives: This study aims to examine in depth the state of palliative care nursing in Turkey through the narratives of nurses working in palliative care. Material and method: A single-case case study method, one of the qualitative research methods, was used. The study was conducted through semi-structured interviews with eight nurses working in the palliative care unit of a state hospital in western Turkey between 01.01.2023 and 31.03.2023. The study conducted face-to-face interviews using a semi-structured interview form and audio recordings. The obtained data were evaluated using an inductive content analysis technique. The study was written based on the COREQ checklist. Results: In line with the research findings, themes, sub-themes, and codes were determined from the nurses' statements. Accordingly, four themes were identified as "being a palliative care nurse", "working with a multidisciplinary team", "moments they experienced", and "things are done for dying patients and their relatives". Conclusions: In line with these findings, in-service training should be organized for the whole team, especially nurses, to ensure professionalization specific to the palliative care unit and the internal dynamics of the institution in this difficult, intense, and exhausting process; it should be ensured that training contents that provide awareness of their feelings and thoughts about death should be created.