Nurses' Experience of Good Nursing Care for Terminally Ill and End-of-life Patients: The Client-Nurse, Practice, and Environment Domains.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study explored nurses' experience of "good nursing care" in the context of caring for terminally ill and end-of-life patients, providing a foundation for improving patient care.

Methods

We employed a qualitative research approach, integrating both inductive and deductive analysis methods. Data collection occurred from May 1 to August 1, 2023, involving nine nurses from intensive care units, hospice and palliative care wards, and nursing homes. All participants had at least two years of experience in caring for terminally ill and end-of-life patients. Data were collected through individual in-depth interviews and analyzed using Colaizzi's six-stage phenomenological method for inductive analysis, and a deductive method based on four taxonomies client domain, clien

SUBMITTER: Lee MN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11646822 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature