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Susan Holmes1, Susan Pope2, Dawn Lamond3

  • 1Professor of Nursing, Canterbury Christ Church College, Canterbury, Kent.

International Journal of Palliative Nursing
|January 5, 2018
PubMed
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General nurses often perceive dying patients as a disease to be managed, focusing on reducing suffering rather than enhancing quality of life. This perspective may limit their ability to support patients living fully until death.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing
  • Palliative Care
  • Oncology

Background:

  • Cancer treatment advances do not always lead to cure.
  • Palliative care is essential for patients with unrealistic cure expectations.
  • General nurses' understanding of palliative care influences patient care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore general nurses' perceptions of palliative care.
  • To understand how nurses interpret palliative care goals in practice.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative, exploratory study design.
  • Investigated perceptions of general nurses.
  • Focused on understanding the interpretation of palliative care.

Main Results:

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  • Nurses focused on the disease and patient 'losses'.
  • Patients were viewed as 'dying' rather than living individuals.
  • Nurses adopted a 'taking over' role to alleviate suffering.
  • Quality of life and patient wishes were recognized but often overridden by perceived 'best' care.
  • A preoccupation with dying influenced care choices, potentially hindering a focus on living fully.

    • Conclusions:

    • Nurses' perception of patients as primarily 'dying' shapes their interventions.
    • This focus may impede efforts to maximize quality of life until death.
    • Further education on holistic palliative care is needed for general nurses.