Support for Nursing Students Experiencing End-Of-Life Care During Home Care Nursing Practice

Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to clarify the process of the learning support provided by home health-care nurses who accompany nursing students attending to end-of-life patients in home health-care settings.

Methods: We conducted semi-structured interviews with nine home health-care nurses with experience providing end-of-life care while accompanying nursing students on their visits. Collected data were analyzed using the grounded theory approach.

Results: The phenomenon of [reflecting on the stance of instructing end-of-life home care nursing] was identified, consisting of 13 categories. Three different outcomes were derived from this phenomenon by «providing tips for students to realize», including «the budding awareness among students regarding home-based end-of-life care».

Conclusion: [Reflecting on the stance of instructing end-of-life home care nursing] is a reflective approach adopted by home health-care nurses regarding guiding practical training. It was thought that «providing tips for students to realize» resulting from this reflection would lead to significant changes in nursing students’ learning regarding end-of-life home care.