Att belysa sjuksköterskors erfarenheter av existentiell omvårdnad vid psykiatrisk vård : En litteraturstudie

Sammanfattning: Background: Mental illness is a major challenge to the global burden of health care. In order to improve and develop the experience of nurses global, it is thus important to gain an increased understanding of existential dimension. Aim: The aim of this study was to illuminate the experiences of psychiatric nurses in existential care. Method: A general literature review following the Evans model (2002), a descriptive synthesis based on already 10 published qualitative articles. Results: Two main themes were formulated in the result: Caring relationship and Lack of knowledge. Four subthemes were constructed from these. To openness to the existential drive (strength), To identify the existential suffering, Need for knowledge development and Nurse approach to own spirituality. These had an impact on psychiatric nurses' experience of existential nursing. Conclusion: Nursing relationships and knowledge play an important role in nurses' experience of existential nursing in psychiatry. This study highlights that further research on existential nursing in psychiatry is recommended in order to improve the experience of nurses, to reduce suffering, and thereby improve healthcare.