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Engelsk titel: The courage of the nurse is critical to strengthen the trust and courage of major burn patients
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Författare:
Sjursen, Irene
;
Gjengedal, Eva
;
Kvige, Kari
Email: irene.sjursen@hisf.no
Språk: Nor
Antal referenser: 43
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 15061308
Sammanfattning
Background: Major burn injury is life-threatening and may lead to unbearable pain and changes
of the body. Burn injury may also present the patient with challenges of a more existential nature and
threaten the patient’s courage to go on living. Nursing these patients means meeting with practical as
well as moral and relational challenges. Purpose: To explore the relation and development of trust
between nurses and patients with major burns. Method: Five experienced nurses have been
interviewed, drawing from their own background of working with burn injured patients. The
phenomenological analysis of Giorgi has formed the basis of the data analysis. Results: The nurse’s
ability to truly observe and respond to the suffering and need of the patient is the fundamental
element of building trust. The following aspects were particularly significant: the courage to
acknowledge and be close to the existential crisis of the patient, the courage to make the patient face
his or her own ability to cope and find strength to carry on and finally, the courage to acknowledge
any violation of confidence of the nurse - patient relationship. Conclusion: This study gives a
fundament to reflect about the relation between trust and courage where trust is a factor strengthening
both the patient and the nurse’s courage.