A qualitative exploration of Irish nursing students' experiences of caring for the dying patient

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HARDIE, Philip | MCCABE, Catherine | TIMMINS, Fiona | THOMPSON, David R.

AIM: To explore Irish nursing students' experiences of caring for dying patients and their families to understand these experiences and determine whether or not students felt prepared for this role. DESIGN: This study used a qualitative descriptive research design. METHODS: One to one semi-structured interviews were used to collect data, implementing open-ended questions to explore seven student nurses' experiences. RESULTS: Five main themes emerged: Student's first experiences, emotional experience of caring, educational preparation, challenging aspects of caring for dying patients and their families and need for support in practice. Students' first experience of caring for a dying patient and their family was a confronting event for students, both personally and professionally. Nursing students require adequate and timely education on end of life care and a practical and supportive clinical learning environment to effectively support and prepare students for caring for a dying patient and their family.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1810

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