Improving nursing process in palliative medicine

Abstract

Palliative medicine, with its primary goal of alleviating patient suffering, plays an important role in the health system, since it is aimed at improving the quality of life in patients with severe, chronic or incurable illness. The present study is dedicated to exploring the specific aspects of the nursing process in palliative care, as well as the psychoemotional well-being of palliative care nurses and their role in improving the quality of life of palliative patients and their families. The aim of the study is a comprehensive investigation into the psychoemotional state of nurses working in palliative medicine, with an emphasis on detection of psychosomatic and psychological disorders, analysis of sources of stress in their professional activity, as well as developing and evaluating practical approaches to improving the quality of life in palliative patients and their families with involvement of nurses. The study has considered three key series: the first series was designed to identify psychosomatic and psychological disorders in nurses; the second series was designed to explore the sources of stress in their professional activities, and the third series was designed for evaluation of effectiveness of nursing interventions in improving the quality of life of patients and their families. In the course of the study, methods such as survey, questionnaires and qualitative analysis, as well as statistical methods of data processing were used. The results of the first series have shown that a significant part of nurses have signs and symptoms such as anxiety, depression, insomnia and psychosomatic disorders. The second series has identified the main sources of stress such as witnessing suffering of the patients, interactions with their families and organizational difficulties.

The third series has shown that nursing interventions substantially improve symptom control in the patients, ensure psychological and spiritual support, and help families learn how to care for their sick members. The data obtained underscore the importance of developing strategies to prevent burnout in nurses and refinement of nursing process in palliative care to improve the quality of care and support provided to patients and their families.