Undergraduate Nursing Students' Experiences of Patient Loss
Project no. 32273 · Status: Kapanmış · 2024
Summary
<p>Purpose: To examine undergraduate nursing students' experiences of patient loss during their practice.</p><p>Design: The project employed a phenomenological research design.</p><p>Data were collected between April and June 2024.</p><p>The sample was selected from 2nd, 3rd, and 4th-year undergraduate nursing students who had experienced a patient loss (witnessed a death).</p><p>Data were collected by audio recording the interviews. After transcribing the statements, subthemes and main themes were identified through manual coding and descriptive analysis.</p><p>Conclusion: The themes identified through the analyses emphasize the need for students to be supported during this process and the need to place greater emphasis on these issues in educational content and course curricula.</p><p>The project is anticipated to contribute to the guidance and enrichment of educational content for nursing students in their professional lives.</p><p>Our project was supported by the BAP unit of Ege University.</p>