School of Nursing and Midwifery, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
Int J Older People Nurs. 2012 Dec;7(4):243-52. doi: 10.1111/j.1748-3743.2011.00281.x. Epub 2011 Jun 30.
Little is known of the experience of loss among nurses working with older persons in long-stay settings.
The aim of this study was to explore and describe the experience of loss among nurses working in a long-term residential care setting.
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was the method adopted. Data was collected by semi-structured interviews undertaken with seven nurses.
The findings revealed three main themes: 'life's final journey', 'family' and 'professional carer'.
The experience of loss on the death of an older person is described by nurses in the context of the care they give at end of life, and the relationships nurses developed with the older person's family. Where the older person has no contact with family, nurses become the 'family' and this contributed to the feeling of loss experienced. Finally, the loss experienced by nurses when an older person dies suddenly can often be emotive.
Supporting nurses in their provision of end-of-life care to older persons is essential. Nurses' attempts to keep memories of deceased residents alive by remembrance, helps place loss in the context of acknowledgment of the person's life.
在长期护理环境中为老年人提供服务的护士在失去亲人方面的经验鲜为人知。
本研究旨在探讨和描述长期居住护理环境中护士的失落感。
采用解释现象学分析（IPA）方法。通过对 7 名护士进行半结构化访谈收集数据。
调查结果揭示了三个主要主题：“生命的最后旅程”、“家庭”和“专业护理者”。
护士在临终关怀中描述了失去老年人的经历，以及他们与老年人家庭建立的关系。在老年人没有与家人联系的情况下，护士成为了“家人”，这导致了他们的失落感。最后，护士在老年人突然去世时所经历的失落感往往是情绪化的。
支持护士为老年人提供临终关怀至关重要。护士通过回忆来努力让已故居民的记忆长存，这有助于将失落感置于对这个人一生的认可背景下。
