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First-year nursing students find patient deaths emotionally challenging, experiencing distress and avoidance. Enhanced support and role modeling are crucial for improving end-of-life care education and practice.

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Published on: August 5, 2020

Area of Science:

  • Nursing Education
  • Palliative Care
  • Medical Ethics

Background:

  • End-of-life care in England, especially for older adults, requires improvement.
  • Government initiatives aim to enhance end-of-life care quality.
  • Emotional labor and ethics of non-abandonment are proposed as frameworks for high-quality care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate first-year nursing students' experiences with patient deaths.
  • To explore the emotional impact and learning derived from these encounters.
  • To identify areas for improvement in end-of-life care education and support.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative research exploring first-year nursing students' encounters with patient deaths.
  • Analysis of student narratives to identify themes related to emotional distress, learning, and support.

Main Results:

  • Patient deaths are significant learning experiences for students, often causing emotional distress.
  • Some students reported flashbacks and developed avoidance behaviors post-death.
  • Students reported feeling unsupported by mentors and perceived inadequate care for dying patients and families, highlighting themes of abandonment.

Conclusions:

  • There is a need for enhanced end-of-life care education and support for nursing students.
  • Effective role modeling and pastoral care from mentors are vital for student development.
  • Link lecturers and mentors must be vigilant in recognizing and addressing student distress.