Oncology Advanced Practice Nurses' Memorable Patient Care Experiences: A Qualitative Analysis.

IF 2.3 4区医学 Q1 NURSING

Seminars in Oncology Nursing Pub Date : 2025-05-29 DOI:10.1016/j.soncn.2025.151910

Abigail G Cohen, Vanessa Battista, Judith Paice, Betty R Ferrell

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Abstract

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to describe oncology advanced practice nurses' (APRNs) experiences caring for memorable patients, the meaning derived from patients' experiences and the influence patients have had on their careers. This study builds on work describing the meaning of oncology nursing practice.

Methods/results: Oncology APRNs (N=66) participating in an NCI funded ELNEC course responded to 3 open-ended prompts/questions: (1) Share a story about a memorable patient, (2) Why do you think the memory of this patient is meaningful to you? (3) How do you think caring for this patient has influenced your nursing career? A thematic, qualitative analysis of their responses identified several key themes including: (1) Lessons learned: Usually profound, occasionally resulting in career altering impact. (2) Admiration: Admiration for patients' kindness, grace, strength, hope and courage through terminal illness. (3) Delivery of high-quality palliative care: The foundation for deep connections and mutually beneficial relationships between APRNs and patients. (4) Challenges: Clinical scenarios involving APRNs feeling like they failed; staff distress, trauma, or grief.

Conclusions: Oncology nurses described early nursing career experiences of patients as the greatest teachers and shared invaluable and transformative lessons learned about what it means to be human in the face of serious illness.

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肿瘤高级执业护士令人难忘的病人护理经历：定性分析。

前言：本研究的目的是描述肿瘤高级执业护士（APRNs）护理难忘患者的经历，患者经历的意义以及患者对其职业生涯的影响。本研究建立在描述肿瘤护理实践意义的工作基础上。方法/结果：参加NCI资助的ELNEC课程的肿瘤学APRNs （N=66）回答了3个开放式提示/问题：(1)分享一个令人难忘的病人的故事；(2)为什么你认为对这个病人的记忆对你有意义？(3)您认为照顾这个病人对您的护理生涯有什么影响？对他们的回答进行专题定性分析，确定了几个关键主题，包括：(1)经验教训：通常是深刻的，偶尔会导致改变职业的影响。(2)钦佩：钦佩绝症患者的善良、优雅、力量、希望和勇气。(3)提供高质量的姑息治疗：APRNs与患者之间建立深度联系和互利关系的基础。(4)挑战：涉及APRNs感觉失败的临床场景；员工痛苦、创伤或悲伤。结论：肿瘤科护士将患者早期护理生涯的经历描述为最伟大的老师，并分享了宝贵的和变革性的经验教训，告诉他们面对严重疾病的人类意味着什么。

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Seminars in Oncology Nursing Nursing-Oncology (nursing)

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3.40

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45 days

期刊介绍： Seminars in Oncology Nursing is a unique international journal published six times a year. Each issue offers a multi-faceted overview of a single cancer topic from a selection of expert review articles and disseminates oncology nursing research relevant to patient care, nursing education, management, and policy development.