摘要
Objectives:The study aimed to explore the experiences of nursing undergraduates participating in a simulation-centred educational program in hospice care in Macao,China.Methods:This descriptive qualitative study was based on the data collected through semi-structured individual interviews.Seventeen nursing undergraduates in Macao,China who attended the simulation-centred program in hospice care participated in this qualitative from November to December 2020.This program included three parts:introduction to hospice care(2 h),management of terminal symptoms(10 h),and hospice situation simulations(6 h).The interview data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis.Results:This study revealed two themes and six sub-themes.Theme 1 was developing competencies in caring for dying patients and their families,which included four subcategories of sensitivity to patients’needs,knowledge of hospice care,skills of symptom control and comfort supply,and communication skills.Theme 2 was improving the ability to self-care and support colleagues,which included two subcategories of reflection on life and death and sharing and supporting among colleagues.Conclusion:This program improved the competency of nursing undergraduates in hospice care and participants’learning experience was good.
目的探讨护理本科生参与模拟安宁疗护课程的感受。方法采用半结构式访谈法收集数据。2020年11月—12月,选取17名参与模拟安宁疗护课程的护理专业四年级本科学生。课程包括3个部分:安宁疗护内容介绍(2 h)、临终症状管理(10 h)和安宁疗护情境模拟(6 h)。采用内容分析法对资料进行分析。结果共提炼出2个主题,6个子主题。提高护理专业本科学生照护临终患者及其家属的能力(对患者需求的敏感,安宁疗护知识,症状控制和舒适照护,交流能力);增强自我照护和同伴支持能力(生与死的反思,同伴间的分享和支持)。结论本课程能提高护理专业本本科学生在临终关怀方面的能力,且学生有良好的学习体验。
基金
This research received the sponsor from the Academic Research Funding of Macao Polytechnic University(No.RP/ESS 02/2018).
