Sjuksköterskors erfarenheter av att vårda patienter i palliativ vård inom sluten vård : En litteraturbaserad studie

Sammanfattning: Background: Palliative care involves nursing and treatments aimed at alleviating suffering and promoting the patient's quality of life in the case of incurable, life-threatening illness. The patient's last days of life are valuable to both the patient and relatives, thus it is of great importance that the nurse has knowledge about how to promote quality of life and reduce suffering during the patient's last days of life. Nurses need to switch between caring for patients in the end-of-life stage and patients who can be cured within the same shift. Therefore, it is important to gain knowledge about how working with palliative care in a hospital environment affects nurses. Aim: The aim of the study was to describe nurses' experiences of caring for patients in palliative care within inpatient care. Method: A literature-based study founded on the analysis of qualitative research was selected as the method, where nine scientific articles were analyzed according to Friberg's five-step model. Results: The analysis resulted in three themes and seven subthemes: Strain of internal stress, the need for increased competence, and the impact of resource scarcity on the care environment. Conclusion: Nurses experience challenges and difficulties when caring for patients in palliative care. They need to display their professionalism while simultaneously their emotions are affected by various factors during work. Time constraints are a major obstacle for nurses in providing palliative care.