Development of an on-the-job training system for a post-mortem care and end of life care to support the care of dying patients in a general ward

2018 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26463346
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Clinical nursing
• Research Institution: Saitama Prefectural University
• Principal Investigator: HIRANO YUKO 埼玉県立大学, 保健医療福祉学部, 准教授 (40369377)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2019-03-31
• Keywords: 看取り / 死後の処置 / 看護師 / 一般病棟 / 支援

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to develop on-the-job training system for post-mortem care and end of life care to support the care of dying patients in a general ward by conducting three surveys.I collected deta through interviews of bereaved family,and clarified the support needed for end-of-life care and post-mortem care.Next,I interviewed certified nurses in palliative and clarified necessary support for nurses' nursing needs,including post-mortem care procedures in general hospitals.Third,I conduced question paper investigation of the person in charge of education at a hospital ,and grasped the present condition and the problem of end-of-life care and post-mortem care education in the general ward of cancer collaboration base hospital and a general hospital. As there were regrets of the bereaved family members with regard,
furtuer examination of the proguramu including its content is required.

Free Research Field

緩和ケア　死生学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

超高齢多死社会の到来により、終末期医療に対する関心が高まるなか、患者の死を看取る看護師の思いを明らかにし、支援体制を構築してくことは急務である。特に「ご遺体」となった患者の死と向き合うことで生じた看護師の思いから、看護師自身の死生観や看取りケアのあり方を見つめ直すことは、患者や家族の予期悲嘆への支援を考える上で重要であり、quality of deathを尊重する上でも重要である。