Objectives: The nursing practice of visiting nurses in supporting elderly caregivers that are dealing with medical treatment for elderly patients during a difficult stage of caring was examined.
Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with visiting nurses (N=10) with over five years of nursing experience and three years of experience as a visiting nurse. content analysis was conducted with the interview data.
Results: Seven categories were extracted: “Teaching treatment skills based on his or her life, “Risk management based on his or her life,” “Adjusting resources to deal with treatment,” “Healing through communication,” “Recognizing the limits of home care,” “Approach of respecting each caregiver’s values,”and “The principles of visiting nurses in supporting elderly caregivers to continue home care.”
Conclusions: The nursing practice of visiting nurses was based on respecting the values at home. They supported caregivers to continue home care as much as possible by maintaining stability and reducing the burden. Furthermore, they comprehensively judged the limits of home care during the final stages of care.
雑誌名
岡山県立大学保健福祉学部紀要
雑誌名(英)
BULLETIN OF FACULTY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE SCIENCE, OKAYAMA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY
医療処置を担う高齢介護者の在宅介護継続を支える訪問看護師の看護実践
第26巻 A原著-6
(1.24MB)
