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http://dx.doi.org/10.5977/jkasne.2020.26.1.56

Nursing Students' Experiences with Patient Deaths during Clinical Practice  

Kang, Hyun-Ju (College of Nursing, Kangwon National University)
Choe, Hye Jeong (Department of Nursing, Graduate School, Kangwon National University)
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The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education / v.26, no.1, 2020 , pp. 56-66 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore nursing students' experiences with patient deaths during clinical practice. Methods: The participants were ten nursing students who had experienced patient deaths during clinical nursing practice at a university hospital in Korea. Individual in-depth interviews were conducted, and the data were analyzed using the content analysis method suggested by Graneheim and Lundman (2004). Results: The participants' experience was structured into six categories: experiencing various emotions in facing patient deaths, viewing oneself as a nursing student at the scene of a patient's death, thinking about death again, finding a pathway of understanding and support for patient death experiences, impressions and regret felt while actually observing terminal care, and picturing oneself as a future nurse dealing with a patient's death. Conclusion: Based on this study, stress management and self-reflection programs are suggested for nursing students who have experienced patient deaths. Practical nursing education for patient death and end of life care is also needed.
Keywords
Patients; Death; Nursing students; Qualitative research;
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