Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care

Korean Society for Hospice and Palliative Care (한국호스피스완화의료학회)
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Cancer Unit Nurses' End-of-Life Care-Related Stress, Understanding and Training Needs

암병동 간호사의 임종간호 스트레스와 인지 및 교육요구도

  • Kim, Jung Hee (Department of Nursing, Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Lee, Hyeonkyeong (College of Nursing, Yonsei University)
  • 김정희 (가톨릭대학교 여의도성모병원 간호부) ;
  • 이현경 (연세대학교 간호대학)
  • Received : 2012.06.23
  • Accepted : 2012.11.22
  • Published : 2012.12.01
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Abstract

Purpose: This study was performed to identify the level of stress perceived by nurses who attend dying patients in the cancer care unit; their understanding regarding end-of-life care and related training needs. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted with 151 nurses stationed at the cancer care units of four general hospitals located in Seoul and Gyeonggi province in Korea. Data were collected using self-reported questionnaires and the response rate was 96%. The data were analyzed using t-test, ANOVA and Pearson's correlation analysis. SPSS 12.0 was used for data analysis. Results: Nurses experienced a high level of stress in the end-of-life care settings. Their understanding of end-of-life care was above the mid-point of the scale while their training needs for end-of-life care was relatively high. The more experienced the nurses were, the more stressed they were, particularly due to excessive workload. Nurses who served longer in the cancer unit tended to show greater needs for end-of-life care training. Conclusion: This study found nurses perform end-of-life care with a high level of stress but with insufficient understanding, and thus, showed great needs for related training. Such findings can be useful to develop an end-of-life care training program for nurses.

목적: 본 연구는 암병동 간호사의 임종간호에 따른 스트레스와 인지정도 및 교육요구도를 파악하고자 수행되었다. 방법: 본 연구는 서울과 경기도에 소재한 4개 종합병원 암병동에 근무하는 간호사 151명이었으며, 자가보고식 설문지로 자료를 수집하였다. 스트레스 측정도구는 40문항, 인지정도와 교육요구도 측정도구는 각각 27문항으로 구성되었으며, 수집된 자료는 서술적 통계방법으로 분석하였다. 결과: 암병동 간호사의 임종간호에 따른 스트레스 정도는 5점 만점에 평균 3.96점으로 높았으며, 영역별 스트레스는 업무량 과중이 가장 높았고, 임종환자에게 시간할애의 어려움, 임종환자와의 인간적 갈등의 순이었다. 임종간호에 대한 인지정도는 5점 만점에 평균 2.64점이었으며, 인지정도가 가장 낮은 문항은 죽음에 대한 아동의 이해였으며, 법적 측면, 진실통고에 대한 윤리적 근거의 순이었다. 임종간호에 대한 교육요구도는 5점 만점에 평균 3.25점으로 높았으며, 스트레스와 소진관리, 임종 전 관리, 의사소통 방법, 임종준비에 대한 의사소통, 마약성 진통제 관리에 대한 교육요구도가 높았다. 간호사의 일반적 특성에 따른 임종간호에 대한 스트레스는 유의한 차이가 없었으며, 임상경력이 길수록, 호스피스 교육기간이 길수록, 임종간호 횟수가 많을수록 임종간호에 대한 인지정도가 높았고, 암병동 근무기간이 길수록 임종간호에 대한 교육요구도가 높음을 알 수 있었다. 결론: 본 연구의 결과에서 임종간호에 대한 스트레스가 높고, 인지정도는 낮으며, 교육요구도가 높았던 내용을 토대로 하여 교육 프로그램을 개발, 적용하는 것이 필요하다.

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