Postawy pielęgniarek wobec umierania i śmierci pacjenta

Abstract

Patient death is an unavoidable element in the work of nurses. It is associated with experiencing various emotions which affects their value system and personal life. The aim. To examine the attitudes of nurses towards dying patients, to present their emotions, anxiety and experiences related to patients' deaths and to assess the impact on the personal life of the respondents. Methods and research material. The results of own research based on the questionnaire as well as the standardized Mini-COPE tool. Results. Gender, marital status and education do not differentiate the attitudes of nurses towards the dying and death of the patient. On the other hand, age and seniority turned out to be a factor that significantly differentiated the change in the hierarchy of values after the patient's death and had a positive effect on the level of stress. Conclusions. Summing up this work, it should be noted that the contact of nurses with dying patients exposes them to stress, negative emotions and high psychological burden. Their hierarchy of values changed after the patient's death. The ability to sympathize and proper preparation of nurses has a great impact on ensuring the reduction of suffering and the patient's dying.