Research Article

Difficulties Experienced by Palliative Care Nurses in Emergency Care Practices: A Qualitative Study

Volume: 9 Number: 4 December 25, 2024
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Difficulties Experienced by Palliative Care Nurses in Emergency Care Practices: A Qualitative Study

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to determine the difficulties experienced by palliative care nurses during emergency care practice. Materials and Methods: This study reports the experiences of 10 nurses working in the palliative care unit of a public hospital between February 2023 and May 2023 regarding emergency care practices. A qualitative research design was used with semi-structured interviews and content analysis. Results: Four themes were identified from the analysis of the interview documents: 1) feelings in the face of emergency, 2) factors that support emergency care practices, 3) factors that hinder emergency care practices, and 4) the development of emergency care practices. Conclusions: The most important factor preventing emergency nursing practice in the palliative care service was insufficient staffing, especially during night shifts. The number of nurses was low, there was no support staff, and in case of possible cardiopulmonary resuscitation requirements, the treatment of other patients was interrupted. Identifying the factors that support and hinder emergency nursing practices will allow the development of strategies that will positively affect holistic care delivery by palliative care nurses.

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Ethical Statement

Our study was approved by the Social and Humanities Ethics Committee of a university (Date: 27.01.2023, decision no: 2023-1216).

Thanks

Thank you to the nurses who participated in the study.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Emergency Nursing

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

December 21, 2024

Publication Date

December 25, 2024

Submission Date

September 8, 2024

Acceptance Date

December 6, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 9 Number: 4

APA
İlhan, H., Çınarlı, T., & Şener, A. (2024). Difficulties Experienced by Palliative Care Nurses in Emergency Care Practices: A Qualitative Study. Online Turkish Journal of Health Sciences, 9(4), 357-364. https://doi.org/10.26453/otjhs.1545546
AMA
1.İlhan H, Çınarlı T, Şener A. Difficulties Experienced by Palliative Care Nurses in Emergency Care Practices: A Qualitative Study. OTJHS. 2024;9(4):357-364. doi:10.26453/otjhs.1545546
Chicago
İlhan, Hatice, Tuğba Çınarlı, and Asuman Şener. 2024. “Difficulties Experienced by Palliative Care Nurses in Emergency Care Practices: A Qualitative Study”. Online Turkish Journal of Health Sciences 9 (4): 357-64. https://doi.org/10.26453/otjhs.1545546.
EndNote
İlhan H, Çınarlı T, Şener A (December 1, 2024) Difficulties Experienced by Palliative Care Nurses in Emergency Care Practices: A Qualitative Study. Online Turkish Journal of Health Sciences 9 4 357–364.
IEEE
[1]H. İlhan, T. Çınarlı, and A. Şener, “Difficulties Experienced by Palliative Care Nurses in Emergency Care Practices: A Qualitative Study”, OTJHS, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 357–364, Dec. 2024, doi: 10.26453/otjhs.1545546.
ISNAD
İlhan, Hatice - Çınarlı, Tuğba - Şener, Asuman. “Difficulties Experienced by Palliative Care Nurses in Emergency Care Practices: A Qualitative Study”. Online Turkish Journal of Health Sciences 9/4 (December 1, 2024): 357-364. https://doi.org/10.26453/otjhs.1545546.
JAMA
1.İlhan H, Çınarlı T, Şener A. Difficulties Experienced by Palliative Care Nurses in Emergency Care Practices: A Qualitative Study. OTJHS. 2024;9:357–364.
MLA
İlhan, Hatice, et al. “Difficulties Experienced by Palliative Care Nurses in Emergency Care Practices: A Qualitative Study”. Online Turkish Journal of Health Sciences, vol. 9, no. 4, Dec. 2024, pp. 357-64, doi:10.26453/otjhs.1545546.
Vancouver
1.Hatice İlhan, Tuğba Çınarlı, Asuman Şener. Difficulties Experienced by Palliative Care Nurses in Emergency Care Practices: A Qualitative Study. OTJHS. 2024 Dec. 1;9(4):357-64. doi:10.26453/otjhs.1545546

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