ArticleJournal of medical ethics and history of medicine2014
Nurses' perspectives on breaking bad news to patients and their families: a qualitative content analysis.
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- Registered nurses' experiences of communication with patients after the end-of-life breakpoint communication: A pilot interview study.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2024Article
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- Communicating bad news in the practice of nursing: an integrative review.Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2022Review
- Nursing Students' Spiritual Orientations and Their Attitudes Toward the Principles of Dying with Dignity: A Sample from Turkey.Journal of religion and health · 2021Article
- Design and Validation of a Questionnaire on Communicating Bad News in Nursing: A Pilot Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- The role of hope for health professionals in rehabilitation: A qualitative study on unfavorable prognosis communication.PloS one · 2019Article
- [Communication preferences of patients with prostate cancer : Preferences regarding the communication of bad news of patients with prostate cancer in Germany-results of an anonymous patient survey].Der Urologe. Ausg. A · 2016Review
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- A Literature Review of Nurses Challenges and Barriers in Assisting Patients and Families Facing Breaking Bad News.Indian journal of palliative careReview
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Breaking bad news is quite often not done in an effective manner in clinical settings due to the medical staff lacking the skills necessary for speaking to patients and their families. Bad news is faced with similar reactions on the part of the news receiver in all cultures and nations. The purpose of this study was to explore the perspectives of Iranian nurses on breaking bad news to patients and their families. In this research, a qualitative approach was adopted. In-depth and semi-structured interviews were conducted with 19 nurses who had at least one year work experience in the ward, and content analysis was performed to analyze the data. Five major categories emerged from data analysis, including effective communication with patients and their families, preparing the ground for delivering bad news, minimizing the negativity associated with the disease, passing the duty to physicians, and helping patients and their families make logical treatment decisions. The results of this study show that according to the participants, it is the physicians' duty to give bad news, but nurses play an important role in delivering bad news to patients and their companions and should therefore be trained in clinical and communicative skills to be able to give bad news in an appropriate and effective manner.
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