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KMID : 1004620050110020149
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Clinical Nursing Research
2005 Volume.11 No. 2 p.149 ~ p.161
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Attributes Perceived by Cancer Patients as a Good Nurse
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Cho Nam-Ok
Han Sung-Suk
Hong Yeo-Shin
Um Young-Rhan
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study aims to identify the attributes of good nurse and bad nurse perceived by cancer patients.
Method: This study was based on a phenomenological approach. All patients were hospitalized cancer patient who had insight about cancer. Data were collected through in-depth interviews during the months of July and August, 2004. Interviews lasted one and half hours on an average and data were analyzed by Van Kaam method.
Result: Four essential attributes of good nurse were identified: compassion, need fullfillment, virtuous and professional expertism. And four essential attributes of bad nurse were identified: insincere, neglect, disregard and lack of expertism.
Conclusion: The results of this study showed that cancer patients perceived the good nurse as possessing the qualities of compassion for patients, having virtuous attitude and professional expertism and fullfilling patient’s need. And cancer patients perceived the nuse showing familial intimacy as a good nurse. This perception of cancer patients was influenced by tradition and cultural background. So there is a need for further research about our own culture and its influences on nursing practice.
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KEYWORD
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Cancer Patient, Good Nurse, Bad Nurse, Phenomenological approach
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