Abstract
Session presented on: Tuesday, July 23, 2013:
Purpose: The purpose of this study is using both perspectives including 'practical wisdom'and 'face the other' to understand the experiences of palliative nurses when they care for they dying patients.
Methods: The methodological approach in this qualitative study is using interpretive hermeneutic approach. A purposive sample was taking from each of seven palliative nurses who worked in hospice settings including palliative care unit, and home-base hospice. Data were collected through in-depth interviews between the participants and the researcher. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis.
Results: Three wisdom emerged from those nurses: (1)Being aware of the harm in caring for; (2) understanding limitations in oneself; (3) tuning in to the patients.
Conclusion: Each moment in dying could be a chance to transform and grow spiritually for both dying patients and nurses. Palliative care can inspire nurses to be aware of the ethical responsibility towards their patients, generate the wisdom for care-giving with compassion attitudes. These findings suggest using the concept of upractical wisdom vand uface the other v for clinical education and basic nursing education, It will enrich the nursing quality and deepen the meaning of palliative care.
Sigma Membership
Non-member
Type
Presentation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
Qualitative Research
Keywords:
Practical Wisdom, Patient Care, Palliative Nurses
Recommended Citation
Liu, Ying-Chun and Chiang, Hsien-Hsien, "The practical wisdom from the transformation of the palliative nurses" (2013). INRC (Congress). 127.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/inrc/2013/presentations_2013/127
Conference Name
24th International Nursing Research Congress
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Prague, Czech Republic
Conference Year
2013
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The practical wisdom from the transformation of the palliative nurses
Prague, Czech Republic
Session presented on: Tuesday, July 23, 2013:
Purpose: The purpose of this study is using both perspectives including 'practical wisdom'and 'face the other' to understand the experiences of palliative nurses when they care for they dying patients.
Methods: The methodological approach in this qualitative study is using interpretive hermeneutic approach. A purposive sample was taking from each of seven palliative nurses who worked in hospice settings including palliative care unit, and home-base hospice. Data were collected through in-depth interviews between the participants and the researcher. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis.
Results: Three wisdom emerged from those nurses: (1)Being aware of the harm in caring for; (2) understanding limitations in oneself; (3) tuning in to the patients.
Conclusion: Each moment in dying could be a chance to transform and grow spiritually for both dying patients and nurses. Palliative care can inspire nurses to be aware of the ethical responsibility towards their patients, generate the wisdom for care-giving with compassion attitudes. These findings suggest using the concept of upractical wisdom vand uface the other v for clinical education and basic nursing education, It will enrich the nursing quality and deepen the meaning of palliative care.