Compassion in emergency departments. Part 1: nursing students’ perspectives

Hunter, David J.; McCallum, Jacqueline; Howes, Dora

doi:10.7748/en.2018.e1774

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“…Initially, these two extremities are distant from each other in order to illustrate the gap noted in this study in relation to the conception of the 'humanistic caring' competency with nursing care. This conception echoes with the results of an exploratory-descriptive study (27) in which Scottish nursing students perceived a clear relationship between compassionate care and communication with patients. In the present study, students learned humanism and caring theoretically at the second stage and started transferring this theoretical understanding into practice at the third stage.…”

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Humanistic caring, a nursing competency: modelling a metamorphosis from students to accomplished nurses

Létourneau

Goudreau

Cara

2020

Scandinavian Caring Sciences

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Humanistic caring, a nursing competency: modelling a metamorphosis from students to accomplished nurses Background: Most nursing regulatory bodies expect nurses to learn to be humanistic and caring. However, the learning process and the developmental stages of this competency remain poorly documented in the nursing literature. Methods: The study used interpretive phenomenology, and 26 participants (students and nurses) were individually interviewed. Benner's (1994) method was adapted and concretised into a five-phase phenomenological analysis to assist with intergroup comparisons. Results: Critical milestones and developmental indicators were identified for each of the five stages of the 'humanistic caring' competency. Satisfaction and meaning at work seemed closely connected to the development of 'humanistic caring'. Links emerged between the development of 'humanistic caring' and three other competencies. Conclusions: Nurse educators might insist on the fact that 'humanistic caring' goes beyond nurse-patient communication and that it is integrated in nursing care. The findings highlight that nurses' working conditions should be improved in order to uphold humanistic caring after graduation.

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confidence: 63%

Humanistic caring, a nursing competency: modelling a metamorphosis from students to accomplished nurses

Létourneau

Goudreau

Cara

2020

Scandinavian Caring Sciences

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“…The study adopted what Hunter et al (2018) call a 'descriptive-explorative qualitative approach' as particularly suited to a new practice that has previously received little or no systematic attention. This approach, which favours minimal, open-ended questions followed by thematic analysis, allowed a detailed picture of how the DVDS is implemented to emerge, as well as an account of its significance and purpose from the perspective of those who implement it.…”

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Using criminal histories to empower victim–survivors of domestic abuse

Hadjimatheou

2022

European Journal of Criminology

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The Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme (DVDS) was first introduced in England and Wales in 2014 and has since been reproduced across the world. Its aim is to empower victim–survivors by giving them access to a partner’s criminal history and thereby helping them make informed decisions about their relationship. Yet the relationship between information and empowerment in this context remains contested and unexplored both theoretically and empirically. This paper draws on findings from the largest qualitative study of the DVDS to date as well as coercive control, to show that police are using disclosures to undermine perpetrators’ ‘monopolies on perception’ and in doing so aiming to empower victim–survivors to redefine their own realities. The implications for practice-oriented models of empowerment and evaluation methodologies are explored.

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Emergency department staff experiences of working with people who self‐harm: A qualitative examination of barriers to optimal care

Veresova,

Michail,

Richards

et al. 2024

Int J Mental Health Nurs

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For people who seek help for self‐harm, emergency departments (ED) are often the first point of contact, making them a suitable setting for intervention. In Australia, base rates of self‐harm presentations to ED are increasing, while the quality of care these people receive is often considered sub‐optimal. This study used qualitative interviews to explore potential barriers ED staff face in delivering best possible self‐harm care. Seventeen staff across two EDs in the state of Victoria, Australia, were interviewed regarding their perceptions of barriers to providing optimal self‐harm care and suggestions for improvement. Three themes were identified: (1) system‐related challenges when managing self‐harm in ED, including the shortage of hospital resources, challenges of ED as a physical environment, and insufficient education, training and guidelines about self‐harm care for staff; (2) human‐related challenges regarding management of self‐harm in ED, which encompassed the nature of a person's circumstances and presentation, and staff attitudes towards self‐harm; and (3) staff suggestions for improving self‐harm care in ED. Specific recommendations that were proposed based on these findings included introducing a separate ED area for mental health‐related presentations, provision of specialised education and training about self‐harm care to staff, better implementation of guidelines on treating self‐harm in ED, and employing mental health educators to provide on‐the‐floor mentoring to nurses. The relevance of these barriers and recommendations to the wider healthcare sector is also discussed. Together, these findings may inform improvements to the quality of care provided to those who engage in self‐harm.

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Compassion in emergency departments. Part 1: nursing students’ perspectives

Abstract: Despite the challenges of working in the most acute of clinical settings, nurses can provide compassionate care to patients and their relatives. However, this is not universal because certain groups of patients considered 'challenging' do not receive equitable compassionate care.

Cited by 5 publications

References 19 publications

Humanistic caring, a nursing competency: modelling a metamorphosis from students to accomplished nurses

Humanistic caring, a nursing competency: modelling a metamorphosis from students to accomplished nurses

Using criminal histories to empower victim–survivors of domestic abuse

Emergency department staff experiences of working with people who self‐harm: A qualitative examination of barriers to optimal care

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