The Lived Experiences of Nurses Handling Patients with Cardiovascular Disease Experiencing Bedsore in Selected Hospitals in Trece Martires City

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Bedsore or decubitus ulcer is a skin wound as a result of pressure in combination with shear. Bedridden patients are mostly affected by this due to the fact that they are unable to change positions in bed. Because of this, the treatments are handled by the nurses in charge. The purpose of this study was to find out the experiences of nurses handling patients experiencing bedsores and their ways to cope.

METHODS

The phenomenological research study was performed by conducting an interview protocol with 10-questions. The interview with three nurses with a history of caring for patients experiencing bedsores was done through referral or snowball sampling. The researchers then transcribed the conducted interview, interpreted, and encoded the data using Thematic Analysis by Braun and Clarke (2006).

RESULTS

The results from the interview revealed that nursing the patients experiencing bedsore contributed to experiencing either the feeling of exhaustion or emotional distress. One of them stated that they felt self-pity. On the contrary, one expressed that it had no effect at all. The study also showed several ways the nurses do to cope up with these experiences: through developing work dedication and by enhancing one's spiritual aspect.

DISCUSSIONS

The study expressed the different experiences of nurses while handling patients with bedsores. It also exhibited how these nurses look towards their inner-self, like work dedication and spirituality when coping with these experiences.