The majority of nurses first experience death in or before their first year of practice, and the experience can provoke feelings of helplessness, guilt and ongoing distress

摘要

The study draws attention to the issue of patient death and its impact on staff well-being, moral and mental health, caning for these areas to be taken more seriously. The findings highlight a need for undergraduate death education to focus on end-of-life care. The study has implications for considering the positive impact death experiences can have on nurses. There is a need to review resources for managing patient death and to evaluate the impact a patient's death can have on nurses providing end-of-life care, particularly for student nurses and newly qualified staff.