Hacettepe University Faculty of Nursing, Surgical Nursing Department, Ankara, Turkey.
Duzce University Faculty of Health Science, Nursing Department, Turkey.
J Burn Care Res. 2022 Nov 2;43(6):1277-1285. doi: 10.1093/jbcr/irac019.
Caring for burn patients is both physically and emotionally exhausting for nurses. Each nurse can experience different emotions and make different senses of these experiences. This study was conducted to determine the experiences of nurses who care for burn patients. The study conducted as an exploratory-descriptive qualitative study. Six nurses participated in the study who work in the burn units of a university hospital. Data were obtained by the semistructured face-to-face interviews. The transcription of audio records from interviews was performed, and these transcriptions were analyzed using the thematic analysis method. Codes and subthemes were extracted and the main themes were reached. These themes were gathered under two contexts and reported. Under the context of experience, the themes of "emotional challenge," "physical difficulties," and "psychological difficulties," and nine subthemes were created. Under the context of coping, the themes of "coping methods" and "motivation" as well as eight subthemes, were created under these themes. It was found that nurses who provide care to burn patients face emotional and physical difficulties; however, they do not have effective coping methods and adequate support. The biggest source of support for nurses was again seen to be nurses. In line with these results, it is important that nurses experienced in burn care support junior nurses, nurses who work in such clinics are allowed to use coping mechanisms, and professional support should be provided to these nurses.
照顾烧伤患者对护士来说无论是身体上还是精神上都是非常疲惫的。每位护士都会经历不同的情绪，并对这些经历有不同的感受。本研究旨在确定照顾烧伤患者的护士的体验。该研究采用探索性描述性定性研究方法进行。六名在大学医院烧伤病房工作的护士参与了这项研究。通过半结构化的面对面访谈获得数据。对访谈的音频记录进行转录，并使用主题分析方法对这些转录进行分析。提取了代码和子主题，并得出了主要主题。这些主题分为两个背景进行报告。在体验背景下，形成了“情绪挑战”、“身体困难”和“心理困难”三个主题，并创建了九个子主题。在应对背景下，创建了“应对方法”和“动机”这两个主题以及八个子主题。研究发现，照顾烧伤患者的护士面临着情绪和身体上的困难；然而，他们没有有效的应对方法和足够的支持。护士们最大的支持来源再次是护士。根据这些结果，有经验的烧伤护理护士为初级护士提供支持、允许在这些诊所工作的护士使用应对机制以及为这些护士提供专业支持非常重要。
