Abstract
Nurses are playing a vital role in caring for patients. However, this can be very emotionally taxing. In two studies, professional nurses and nursing students from two different countries (Spain and United States) were compared on different measures-objective and self-perspective-taking, personal distress, and emotional impact—when facing different types of patients who suffered from the same illness: One terminally ill and one non-terminal. Results showed that the type of patient (terminal vs. non-terminal) only affected significantly the nursing students, who reported a higher self-perspective taking, personal distress, and emotional impact when the patient was terminal. Nursing students, compared to professional ones, seem to be more vulnerable to the type of patient they care for as they exhibited higher levels of negative emotional experience when the patient described was terminal. The significant implications are discussed.
DOI
10.1016/j.nepr.2016.03.009
Publication Date
2016-07-01
Publication Title
NURSE EDUCATION IN PRACTICE
Volume
19
Publisher
Elsevier BV
ISSN
1471-5953
Embargo Period
2024-11-22
Additional Links
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Keywords
Nurses, Nursing students, Personal distress, Perspective taking, Type of patient
First Page
7
Last Page
11
Recommended Citation
Lopez-Perez, B., Ambrona, T., & Hanoch, Y. (2016) 'Influence of the type of patient in the emotional response of nurses and nursing students', NURSE EDUCATION IN PRACTICE, 19, pp. 7-11. Elsevier BV: Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2016.03.009
