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How nurses cope with death in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit.
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Enfermeria intensiva [Enferm Intensiva (Engl Ed)] 2019 Oct - Dec; Vol. 30 (4), pp. 163-169. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Nov 30. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- The death of a child in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) is difficult, the loss generates feelings of sadness and pain; this study highlights the different coping strategies used by nurses to manage this situation and find the strength to provide care at the end of life.<br />Objective: Explore the strategies used by nurses in the PICU in coping with death.<br />Methods: Study conducted in the city of Manizales, Colombia, during the months of October, November and December. A qualitative, hermeneutical phenomenological approach was used. The method of intentional sampling for the selection of participating nurses (n=10) working in PICU, in-depth interviews were conducted for the construction of the information and the data were analyzed according to the procedures proposed by Cohen, Kahn and Steeves.<br />Results: Nurses use coping strategies focused on emotions: they inhibit their feelings towards the patient and their family; they use communication and prayer with the patient, as well as accompaniment to alleviate the suffering of the family.<br />Conclusion: UCIP nurses develop coping strategies for end-of-life care using spiritual resources and communication with the family who require ongoing support, reflecting on death and accompanying the child in its transcendence.<br /> (Copyright © 2018 Sociedad Española de Enfermería Intensiva y Unidades Coronarias (SEEIUC). Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.)
Details
- Language :
- English; Spanish; Castilian
- ISSN :
- 2529-9840
- Volume :
- 30
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Enfermeria intensiva
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 30509877
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enfi.2018.10.005