Open AccessAn Exploration of the Challenges for Oncology Nurses in Providing Hospice Care in Mainland China: A Qualitative Study
Author(s) -
Ruishuang Zheng,
Qiaohong Guo,
Zhiqian Chen,
Lingyan Ma,
Susan McClement
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
asia-pacific journal of oncology nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 2349-6673
pISSN - 2347-5625
DOI - 10.4103/apjon.apjon_62_20
Subject(s) - nursing , mainland china , thematic analysis , medicine , context (archaeology) , nonprobability sampling , qualitative research , family medicine , china , population , political science , social science , sociology , paleontology , environmental health , law , biology
Although there has been an increasing emphasis on assisting nurses with providing quality hospice care to patients and family members, few studies have explored the challenges that oncology nurses face when delivering hospice care in the Chinese cultural context. The objective of this study was to elucidate the challenges for oncology nurses in providing hospice care for terminally ill cancer patients in mainland China.