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AI InsightThese findings can be used tostrengthen the nurses working in hematology–oncology unit.
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Abstract
This study aimed to analyze the feelings and thoughts related to working in the pediatric hematology–oncology unit of the nurseswho have worked in this unit in the past, related and the meanings they attribute to it.METHOD: In this qualitative study, 15 nurses between the age of 29 and 53 years, who had previously worked in the pediatrichematology–oncology unit and left the unit, were interviewed in depth. The interviews were held using a semi-structured interviewform. Each interview lasted for 35 to 45 minutes.RESULTS: In the study, 5 main themes and sub-themes related to these were identified from the perspective of the nurses withworking experience in the pediatric hematology–oncology unit in the past with regard to their feelings and thoughts about thisexperience. These included 1) feelings: (a) fear and anxiety, (b) desperation, mercy, and guilt, (c) exhaustion, and (d) longing; 2) coping;3) professional attributions; 4) meanings related to life; and 5) unmet requirements and suggestions.CONCLUSION: Working in the pediatric hematology–oncology unit should be considered as a multi-dimensional condition that causesnurses to experience a wide variety of feelings and affects their perspectives on the profession and life. These findings can be used tostrengthen the nurses working in hematology–oncology unit.