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Journal of Nursing & Care | ISSN: 2167-1168 | Volume 7
3rd World Congress on
May 16-17, 2018 | Montreal, Canada
Nursing Education, Practice & Research
Novice registered nurses’ lived experience providing end-of-life care: Aphenomenological study
Ruby Z Chu
University of Phoenix, USA
Novice registered nurses (NRNs) start their professional career in acute or long-term health care settings to replace the
decreasing supply of experienced nurses. NRNs who have limited knowledge and experience in end-of-life care are ill to
care for death and dying. The lack of preparation could result to negative attitudes, death anxiety, and refusal to care for death
and dying. The purpose of the study was to explore the lived experiences of NRNs’ who provided care in EOL to understand
the meaning of their experience. A qualitative hermeneutic phenomenology approach was used. NRNs were recruited from
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses professional nursing organization via Critical Care eNewsline. Purposive and
snowball sampling captured the unique experiences of 14 NRNs who cared for dying patients. Individual telephone semi-
structured interviews were digitally recorded and transcribed verbatim. Colaizzi’s (1978) framework was used to analyze the
data which included returning the transcript to participants for validation. Data analysis identified three major emergent
themes and 12 subthemes. The following major themes included: obstacles in end-of-life care, EOL care challenges, and coping
strategies. Within each theme, subthemes emerged from the analysis of findings. The findings of the study provided insight
into NRNs experiences caring for patients in EOL. The current study has implications to professional nursing practice and
education to educate and prepare inexperience NRNs in EOL care. Future research is suggested regarding a larger population.
Biography
Ruby Z Chu has graduated at the University of Phoenix with a degree in Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing. Currently, she is working as an Adjunct Faculty, Clinical
Nurse Educator, and Program Director of Resuscitation Education Initiative. She is a peer reviewer in nursing journals and had published articles related to nursing
practice. Her line of expertise is in critical care nursing.
Ruby Z Chu, J Nurs Care 2018, Volume 7
DOI: 10.4172/2167-1168-C3-070