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Nurses' perspective on positive attitudes to cancer patients in Turkey: a qualitative study
Yasemin Yilirim Usta1, Yurdanur Demir, Huriye Yagmuroglu
1Department of Medical Nursing, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey. yildirim_y@ibu.edu.tr
Objective:
The aim of this study was to investigate the meaning of "positive attitude" for medical surgical nurses in caring for cancer patients.
Methods:
A qualitative method was used in this qualitative descriptive study with data from nurses who had volunteered to participate in an in-depth interview that was conducted between January and February 2012. A total of 10 nurses in general medical and surgical wards of a district hospital were interviewed.
Results:
The study used three broad themes to describe this multifaceted construct: showing empathy, seeing positively and behaving positively. The nurses were aware of their attitudes towards being positive with cancer patients and its significance in support for cancer patients.
Conclusions:
The findings of this study can serve as a platform upon which educational and other support programmes can be developed in order to meet the needs of those general nurses working with cancer patients. Future studies are recommended to examine nurses'beliefs about cancer that are thought to affect positive attitudes toward cancer patients.
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