TY - JOUR
T1 - Losses experienced by Japanese nurses and the way they grieve
AU - Shimoinaba, Kaori
AU - O'Connor, Margaret Mary
AU - Lee, Susan Fiona
AU - Kissane, David
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - The aim is to describe Japanese palliative care nurses? experience of loss and grief. Better understanding will guide the development of psychoeducational and supportive interventions. A qualitative study was undertaken with 13 Japanese nurses working in palliative care units in Japan. Face-to-face in-depth interviews lasted 55 to 90 minutes and were transcribed, and grounded theory was used to analyze data.Four major sources of loss were identified: anticipatory grief, loss of their relationships with patients, overlap with personal loss experiences, and loss of professional self-esteem. Cultural elements such as longer hospitalization and the use of primary nursing systems were contributory factors. Nurses seek to honor both life and death. Some found meaning in their caregiving as a sustaining source of resilience despite their experience of grief.Nurses? grief was both cumulative and disenfranchised, being unrecognized by society and sometimes themselves. Support systems are vital to avoid burnout.
AB - The aim is to describe Japanese palliative care nurses? experience of loss and grief. Better understanding will guide the development of psychoeducational and supportive interventions. A qualitative study was undertaken with 13 Japanese nurses working in palliative care units in Japan. Face-to-face in-depth interviews lasted 55 to 90 minutes and were transcribed, and grounded theory was used to analyze data.Four major sources of loss were identified: anticipatory grief, loss of their relationships with patients, overlap with personal loss experiences, and loss of professional self-esteem. Cultural elements such as longer hospitalization and the use of primary nursing systems were contributory factors. Nurses seek to honor both life and death. Some found meaning in their caregiving as a sustaining source of resilience despite their experience of grief.Nurses? grief was both cumulative and disenfranchised, being unrecognized by society and sometimes themselves. Support systems are vital to avoid burnout.
UR - http://www.nursingcenter.com/lnc/JournalArticle?Article_ID=2458971
U2 - 10.1097/NJH.0000000000000048
DO - 10.1097/NJH.0000000000000048
M3 - Article
SN - 1522-2179
VL - 16
SP - 224
EP - 230
JO - Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing
JF - Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing
IS - 4
ER -