Intern Nurses’ Experiences and Attitudes Towards the Concept of Death While Providing Care for Cancer Patients: A Descriptive and Cross-Sectional Study

Tangül Aytur Özen; Cigdem Erdem

Makale detayları

Intern Nurses’ Experiences and Attitudes Towards the Concept of Death While Providing Care for Cancer Patients: A Descriptive and Cross-Sectional Study

Yazarlar:

Tangül Aytur Özen | Cigdem Erdem

Yayıncı:

Selcuk University

Ana Başlıklar:

Klinik Tıp Bilimleri

Dergi:

Genel Tıp Dergisi Vol.33 Issue 6, pp.711-718

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001307934

pISSN:

2602-3741

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Özet:

 Aim: This study was conducted using a descriptive and cross-sectional method to determine the attitudes and experiences of intern nursing students toward the concept of death while providing care for individuals with cancer. Methods: The sample of the study consists of 94 intern nurse students. The data were collected through face-to-face interviews using the data form including questions about sociodemographic characteristics and the concept of death, and the Frommelt Attitude Towards Care of the Dying Instrument. Descriptive statistics, Mann Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used in the analysis of the data. Results: Of the students 91.5 encountered the concept of death outside the clinical environment, while 70.2 encountered in the clinical setting, and 58.5 provided care for five or more dying patients. Of the students 67.1 had difficulties in the interviewing and data collection process, and 22.3 had difficulties in all nursing practices. 47.3 said they experienced helplessness, and 19.7 said they experienced grief. In the current study, it was found that the mean FATCOD score was 73.00  8.70. There was a difference in the scale scores in terms of the students status of feeling comfortable talking to a cancer patient about the concept of death p0.05. Conclusions: Intern nursing students have experienced helplessness. Students need strategies focusing on all stages of the nursing process in both theoretical and clinical practice.

 Aim: This study was conducted using a descriptive and cross-sectional method to determine the attitudes and experiences of intern nursing students toward the concept of death while providing care for individuals with cancer. Methods: The sample of the study consists of 94 intern nurse students. The data were collected through face-to-face interviews using the data form including questions about sociodemographic characteristics and the concept of death, and the Frommelt Attitude Towards Care of the Dying Instrument. Descriptive statistics, Mann Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used in the analysis of the data. Results: Of the students 91.5 encountered the concept of death outside the clinical environment, while 70.2 encountered in the clinical setting, and 58.5 provided care for five or more dying patients. Of the students 67.1 had difficulties in the interviewing and data collection process, and 22.3 had difficulties in all nursing practices. 47.3 said they experienced helplessness, and 19.7 said they experienced grief. In the current study, it was found that the mean FATCOD score was 73.00  8.70. There was a difference in the scale scores in terms of the students status of feeling comfortable talking to a cancer patient about the concept of death p0.05. Conclusions: Intern nursing students have experienced helplessness. Students need strategies focusing on all stages of the nursing process in both theoretical and clinical practice.

 Aim: This study was conducted using a descriptive and cross-sectional method to determine the attitudes and experiences of intern nursing students toward the concept of death while providing care for individuals with cancer. Methods: The sample of the study consists of 94 intern nurse students. The data were collected through face-to-face interviews using the data form including questions about sociodemographic characteristics and the concept of death, and the Frommelt Attitude Towards Care of the Dying Instrument. Descriptive statistics, Mann Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used in the analysis of the data. Results: Of the students 91.5 encountered the concept of death outside the clinical environment, while 70.2 encountered in the clinical setting, and 58.5 provided care for five or more dying patients. Of the students 67.1 had difficulties in the interviewing and data collection process, and 22.3 had difficulties in all nursing practices. 47.3 said they experienced helplessness, and 19.7 said they experienced grief. In the current study, it was found that the mean FATCOD score was 73.00  8.70. There was a difference in the scale scores in terms of the students status of feeling comfortable talking to a cancer patient about the concept of death p0.05. Conclusions: Intern nursing students have experienced helplessness. Students need strategies focusing on all stages of the nursing process in both theoretical and clinical practice.

 Amaç: Bu çalışma, intörn hemşirelik öğrencilerinin kanserli bireylere bakım verirken ölüm kavramına ilişkin tutum ve deneyimlerini belirlemek amacıyla tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel olarak olarak yapılmıştır. Yöntemler: Araştırmanın örneklemini, 94 intörn hemşire öğrenci oluşturmaktadır. Veriler, Sosyodemografik özellikler ile ölüm kavramına ilişkin veri formu ve Frommelt Ölüm Sürecinde Ölüme İlişkim Tutum Ölçeği ile yüz yüze görüşme yöntemi ile toplanmıştır. Verilerin analizinde; tanımlayıcı istatistikler, Mann Whitney U ve Kruskal-Wallis testleri kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Öğrencilerin  91.5i klinik dışı,  70.2si klinik ortamda ölüm olgusu ile karşılaşmış ve  58.5i beş ve daha fazla ölmek üzere olan hastaya bakım vermiştir. Öğrencilerin  67.1i görüşme ve veri toplama aşamasında,  22.3ü tüm hemşirelik süreçlerinde güçlükler yaşamıştır.  47.3ü çaresizlik ve  19.7si keder hissi deneyimlemiştir. Mevcut çalışmada ortalama FATCOD puanı 73.00  8.70 olarak bulunmuştur. Öğrencilerin kanser hastası ile ölüm kavramı konusunda konuşurken kendilerini rahat hissetme durumu açısından ölçek puanı açısından fark bulunmuştur p0.05. Sonuç: İntörn hemşirelik öğrencilerinin çaresizlik duyguları yaşadıkları saptanmıştır. Öğrenciler; hem teorik hem de klinik uygulamada hemşirelik sürecinin tüm aşamalarına odaklanan stratejilere ihtiyaç duymaktadırlar.

Makale detayları

Intern Nurses’ Experiences and Attitudes Towards the Concept of Death While Providing Care for Cancer Patients: A Descriptive and Cross-Sectional Study

Yazarlar:

Tangül Aytur Özen | Cigdem Erdem

Yayıncı:

Selcuk University

Ana Başlıklar:

Klinik Tıp Bilimleri

Dergi:

Genel Tıp Dergisi Vol.33 Issue 6, pp.711-718

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001307934

pISSN:

2602-3741

attitude toward death

individual with cancer

intern nurses

nursingHemşirelik

intörn hemşireler

kanser hastası

ölüme ilişkin tutum.

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Tangül Aytur Özen | Cigdem Erdem

Yayıncı: Selcuk University

Ana Başlıklar: Klinik Tıp Bilimleri

Dergi: Genel Tıp Dergisi Vol.33 Issue 6, pp.711-718

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 12/2023

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001307934

pISSN: 2602-3741

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Tangül Aytur Özen | Cigdem Erdem

Yayıncı:

Selcuk University

Ana Başlıklar:

Klinik Tıp Bilimleri

Dergi:

Genel Tıp Dergisi Vol.33 Issue 6, pp.711-718

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001307934

pISSN:

2602-3741