Striving to reduce suffering: A Phenomenological Study of nurses experience in caring for children with cancer in Ghana
Abstract Aim To provide insights into nurses lived experiences in caring for children with cancer. Background Little is known about the paediatric oncology nurses shared practices of caring for children with cancer in Ghana. Design A hermeneutic phenomenological qualitative study. Methods A semi‐str...
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| author | Ruth Nimota Nukpezah Fatemeh Fomani Khoshnavay Marzieh Hasanpour Alireza Nikbakht Nasrabadi |
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| description | Abstract Aim To provide insights into nurses lived experiences in caring for children with cancer. Background Little is known about the paediatric oncology nurses shared practices of caring for children with cancer in Ghana. Design A hermeneutic phenomenological qualitative study. Methods A semi‐structured interview with 14 purposely sampled Ghanaian paediatric oncology nurses. Findings were analysed using Diekelman, Allen and Tanner's approach. Results The theme "Striving to reduce suffering" and three relational subthemes: "knowing children's needs," “Rendering a hopeful fight” and “Ensuring continuity and coordination of care” emerged. Increased awareness of this phenomenon for the nurses who care for these children is vital to ensure quality and holistic care that is meaningful and satisfying by nurses for children with cancer. Paediatric oncology nurses can use the result of the study to evaluate their caring practice and as an avenue to develop better caring practice. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b60aafd88e814dca83f6180c15252b482022-12-21T23:25:32ZengWileyNursing Open2054-10582021-01-018147348110.1002/nop2.650Striving to reduce suffering: A Phenomenological Study of nurses experience in caring for children with cancer in GhanaRuth Nimota Nukpezah0Fatemeh Fomani Khoshnavay1Marzieh Hasanpour2Alireza Nikbakht Nasrabadi3Department of Pediatric Nursing School of Nursing and Midwifery International campus‐Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran IranDepartment of Pediatric Nursing School of Nursing and Midwifery Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran IranDepartment of Pediatric Nursing NIDCAP Professional Spiritual Health Branch of Rresearch Center of the Quran; Hadith and Medicine School of Nursing and Midwifery Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran IranDepartment of Medical and Surgical Nursing School of Nursing and Midwifery Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran IranAbstract Aim To provide insights into nurses lived experiences in caring for children with cancer. Background Little is known about the paediatric oncology nurses shared practices of caring for children with cancer in Ghana. Design A hermeneutic phenomenological qualitative study. Methods A semi‐structured interview with 14 purposely sampled Ghanaian paediatric oncology nurses. Findings were analysed using Diekelman, Allen and Tanner's approach. Results The theme "Striving to reduce suffering" and three relational subthemes: "knowing children's needs," “Rendering a hopeful fight” and “Ensuring continuity and coordination of care” emerged. Increased awareness of this phenomenon for the nurses who care for these children is vital to ensure quality and holistic care that is meaningful and satisfying by nurses for children with cancer. Paediatric oncology nurses can use the result of the study to evaluate their caring practice and as an avenue to develop better caring practice.https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.650cancercaringchildrenexperienceGhanahermeneutic |
| spellingShingle | Ruth Nimota Nukpezah Fatemeh Fomani Khoshnavay Marzieh Hasanpour Alireza Nikbakht Nasrabadi Striving to reduce suffering: A Phenomenological Study of nurses experience in caring for children with cancer in Ghana Nursing Open cancer caring children experience Ghana hermeneutic |
| title | Striving to reduce suffering: A Phenomenological Study of nurses experience in caring for children with cancer in Ghana |
| title_full | Striving to reduce suffering: A Phenomenological Study of nurses experience in caring for children with cancer in Ghana |
| title_fullStr | Striving to reduce suffering: A Phenomenological Study of nurses experience in caring for children with cancer in Ghana |
| title_full_unstemmed | Striving to reduce suffering: A Phenomenological Study of nurses experience in caring for children with cancer in Ghana |
| title_short | Striving to reduce suffering: A Phenomenological Study of nurses experience in caring for children with cancer in Ghana |
| title_sort | striving to reduce suffering a phenomenological study of nurses experience in caring for children with cancer in ghana |
| topic | cancer caring children experience Ghana hermeneutic |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.650 |
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