Bereavement and Professional Competencies
Exploring the Personal Experience of Death Among Nursing Students — A Qualitative Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13630388 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Qianqian Tang (0000-0002-3517-8664, Capital Medical University), Tianmeng Xu (0000-0002-3375-4859, Wenzhou Medical University), Zhaoyu Li (0000-0001-7669-7287, Capital Medical University), Mengmeng Wang (0000-0001-6285-179X, Nurse, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, JiNan, China), Lijie Xu (0009-0003-8666-2653, Capital Medical University), Gonglin Xu (Capital Medical University), Peng Yue (0000-0002-9422-4595, Capital Medical University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 91 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1984-2006 |
| Publication date | 2023-04-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00302228231167495 |
| PMID | 37015829 |
| OpenAlex | W4362593386 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 40 |
Purpose: To explore the death experiences of nursing students in their personal lives. Methods: This study employed a qualitative descriptive design using the semi-structured interview approach. A purposive sampling method was used to recruit 24 nursing students from September 2020 to July 2022. Data were analyzed using Colaizzi's analysis method. Lincoln and Guba's criteria was used to evaluate the trustworthiness of the data. Results: Four main themes emerged from the interviews: (a) reactions to encounters with death; (b) adjustment strategies; (c) personal growth induced by the death experiences; and (d) professional reflections for preparing nurse role. Conclusions: Although the death of a loved one makes nursing students suffer from grief and emotional distress, we show that the experience promotes the personal growth and professional competencies of nursing students and thereby, developing their overall aptitude towards the profession. Death experiences of nursing students have shown to allow them to reflect on both life and death, to consider the demands of the nursing profession, and to provide foundation for nursing students to be more empathetic and compassionate when facing death in the future. Exploring death experiences of nursing students is vital in better providing better quality education and personal support for nursing students
Death education · Grief · Nonprobability sampling · Nurse education · Qualitative research · Sociology · Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Nursing · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |