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Acute care nursing Care of relatives within palliative care Clinical learning environment in nursing Community health and general practice Epidemiology Head and neck surgery Health attitudes and behaviour Health management Health outcomes Health status and inequalities Nurse communication in intensive care PALLIATION PALLIATIVE PALLIATIVE CARE Palliative care nursing Patterns of health Preventative nursing Primary care PRIMARY-CARE Public health RELATIVES

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Nurses' Experiences of Caring for Relatives of Terminally Il Patients

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The literature reveals that nurses find caring for relatives of terminally ill patients problematic. No research exists detailing this phenomenon in the Irish healthcare setting. Therefore this study was undertaken to explore nurses' lived experiences of caring for relatives of terminally ill patients on oncology wards. A hermeneutic phenomenological methodology was employed in this study. Seven nurses were interviewed using in-depth open interviews, to explore their experience of this phenomenon. The analysis of the transcripts was influenced by Gadamerian philosophy. The concepts of the hermeneutic circle and the fusion of horizons were utilised to analyse the data. The experience of caring for relatives of terminally ill patients was found to be multifaceted, and though a difficult experience it was clearly rewarding. The relationship with the family was identified as being central to the degree of support that the relatives obtained from nurses. Key nursing interventions that were identified included enabling realisation, facilitating relatives' involvement in the patients' care and making the death as good as possible. Facilities for relatives were noted to be inadequate and suggestions for improvement are made. The respondents felt unprepared for this role, though most reported that there was a good level of informal support available on the wards through debriefing. However greater preparation and support are warranted as the experience can be emotionally draining. Staff mentorship and continuing education may serve to address this need. The findings may be regarded as culturally specific, so the transferability of the findings to another culture is questionable. Further research exploring nurses' and relatives' experiences would greatly enhance the understanding of this phenomenon. It is imperative to investigate relatives' preferences with regard to the nurses' presence when the patient is dying.

Memberships

Membership of Professional Institutions, Associations, Societies

Details	Date From	Date To
Registered Nurse with An Bord Altranais	1992	present
Current member of Head and Neck Nurses Association	2002
Current member of Irish association for Palliative Care	2007

Publications and other Research Outputs

Byrne, G., Mooney, B. Timmins, F. and Corroon, A.M., Irish Nursing students' self reported harm due to their personal alcohol consumption, 2014, Journal Article, SUBMITTED

Nicholl, H., Connaire, K., Price, J., Tracey, C., Corroon, A.M., Doyle, C., Nic Philbin, C., Hayes, A., Malone, H., The Challenges of providing Interdisciplinary Education in a Palliative Care Programme., AISHE responding to Change: Effective Teaching and Learning in Higher Education., Dublin City University., 30th/31st Aug 2012, 2012, pp38 - 38, Notes: [Published abstract in book of abstracts], Published Abstract, PUBLISHED

Timmins, F , Corroon, A.M, Byrne, G. and Mooney, B. , The Challenge of Contemporary Nurse Education Programmes. Perceived Stressors of Nursing Students: Mental Health and Related Lifestyle Issues, Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing , 18, (9), 2011, p758 - 766, Notes: [ PubMed ID: 21985678], Journal Article, PUBLISHED DOI

Timmins, F , Mooney, B. Byrne, G. and Corroon, A.M,, Nursing students' attitudes to health promotion to: Implications for teaching practice, Nurse Education Today, 31, (8), 2011, p841 - 848, Journal Article, PUBLISHED DOI

Mooney, B., Byrne, G., Timmins, F. ,Corroon, A-M,, The Challenge of Contemporary Nurse Education Programmes: Perceived Stressors of Nursing Student and Related Lifestyle Issues, Building and Promoting Excellence in Practice 4th International Nursing and Midwifery Conference, School of Nursing & Midwifery, National University of Ireland, Galway, NUI Galway, Ireland, 4th & 5th of April, 2011, Meeting Abstract, PUBLISHED

Mooney, B. , Timmins, F., Byrne, G., Corroon, A-M, Nursing Students Attitudes to Health Promotion to: Implications for Teaching Practice, Annual Summer Conference, Health Promotion Research Conference , NUIG Galway , 30th June 2011, 2011, pp2 - 2, Poster, PUBLISHED

Timmins, F., Corroon, A-M, Byrne, G., Mooney, B, Perceived Stressors of Nursing Students and Related Lifestyle Issues, Annual Summer Health Promotion Research Conference , NUIG Galway , 30th June 2011, 2011, pp3 - 3, Poster, PUBLISHED

Mooney, B., Timmins, F., Byrne, G, Corroon, A-M, 'Nursing Students Attitudes to Health Promotion to: Implications for Teaching Practice, 3rd International Nursing and Midwifery Conference., NUIG, Galway , 2011, pp5 - 5, Poster, PUBLISHED

Doyle, C., Nicholl, H., Connaire, K., Corroon, A.M., Nic Philbin, C., Hayes, A., Rees, B., Stakeholder Involvement in Curriculum Development - The Opportunities, 11th Annual Nursing & Midwifery Research Conference, Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Cork, 4th November, 2011, Notes: [Published abstract ], Poster, PUBLISHED

Mooney, B. Timmins, F. Byrne, G., and Corroon, A.M., Nursing Students Attitudes to Health Promotion, NET 2011 22nd International Participative Conference for Education in Health Care, Churchill College, University of Cambridge. UK, 6-9th September, 2011, pp252 - 252, Poster, PUBLISHED

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Corroon, Anne - Marie , Oral Care: Tools, Techniques and Solutions, Irish Nurses Research Interest Group Annual Conference, 1993, 1993, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED

Research Interests

Description Of Research Interests

Palliative Care, Death & Dying, Nursing, Respiratory Nursing, Health Promotion, Head & Neck Nursing

Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin

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Ms. Anne-Marie Corroon

Ms. Anne-Marie Corroon

Assistant Professor (School of Nursing & Midwifery)

Annemarie.Corroon@tcd.ie

http://people.tcd.ie/corrooa