The Risk of a Nurse Burnout in the Sphere of Palliative Medicine

  • Галина Львовна Микиртичан Saint-Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University Saint-Petersburg, Russia, 194100
  • Валентина Алексеевна Чулкова City Hospital 28 “Maksimilianovskaya”; Saint-Petersburg State University; National Medical Research Center Oncology N.N. Petrova; Northwestern state medical University. I.I. Mechnikov Saint-petersburg, russia, 190000; Saint-petersburg, russia, 199034; Saint-petersburg, russia, 175758; Saint-petersburg, russia, 191015
  • Елена Викторовна Пестерева Saint-Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University; Saint-Petersburg State University; National Medical Research Center Oncology N.N. Petrova Saint-petersburg, russia, 194100; Saint-petersburg, russia, 199034; Saint-petersburg, russia, 175758
  • Нина Павловна Штенцова City Hospital 28 “Maksimilianovskaya” Saint-Petersburg, Russia, 190000
  • Дарья Сергеевна Зеленкова Saint-Petersburg State University
  • Ирина Владимировна Савицкая City Hospital 28 “Maksimilianovskaya” Saint-Petersburg, Russia, 190000
Keywords: palliative medicine, nurse, emotional intelligence, burnout

Abstract

Palliative medicine is developing all over the world. Special attention paid to it is easily explained because new methods of treatment make it possible to continue life of patients with severe incurable diseases. a growing need for trained professionals who can work in palliative medicine is evident. a specialist caring for a seriously ill patient is one of the main components of palliative care: the former is required to realize not only medical knowledge and skills, but also the skills of caring for a terminally ill person, the manifestation of empathy and sensitivity to his personality is also expected. the study involved 42 nurses working in palliative and nursing departments. psychological difficulties nurses in palliative medicine experience, particularly in its emotional personal sphere and emotional burnout were studied. for 62% of nurses, the most difficult contributing to the emergence of fatigue and internal stress in them was emotional inclusion and communication with a seriously ill person. at the same time, 50% of nurses indicate difficulties in interacting with relatives of patients. the professional activity of a nurse in palliative medicine causes significant psychological overload, which entails a state of emotional burnout. the emotional characteristics of the nurse determine her difficulties in arbitrary control of her emotions and emotional rigidity, which, in turn, can lead to conflict situations in all areas of life. the article analyzes the relationship between the emotional intelligence of a nurse, her belief system about herself and the world, and the formation of burnout symptoms. psychological difficulties, job satisfaction are interrelated with the level of emotional intelligence of the nurse. educational programs for nurses in palliative medicine should necessarily include emotional training of nurses, which contributes to the development of their emotional intelligence and reduce emotional burnout.

Author Biographies

Галина Львовна Микиртичан, Saint-Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University Saint-Petersburg, Russia, 194100
Litovskaya str., 2.
Валентина Алексеевна Чулкова, City Hospital 28 “Maksimilianovskaya”; Saint-Petersburg State University; National Medical Research Center Oncology N.N. Petrova; Northwestern state medical University. I.I. Mechnikov Saint-petersburg, russia, 190000; Saint-petersburg, russia, 199034; Saint-petersburg, russia, 175758; Saint-petersburg, russia, 191015
Decembrists str., 1-3; Makarova str., 6; Leningradskaya str., 68, Pesochnyy; Kirochnaya str.41
Елена Викторовна Пестерева, Saint-Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University; Saint-Petersburg State University; National Medical Research Center Oncology N.N. Petrova Saint-petersburg, russia, 194100; Saint-petersburg, russia, 199034; Saint-petersburg, russia, 175758
Litovskaya str., 2.; Makarova str., 6; Leningradskaya str., 68, Pesochnyy
Нина Павловна Штенцова, City Hospital 28 “Maksimilianovskaya” Saint-Petersburg, Russia, 190000
Decembrists str., 1-3
Дарья Сергеевна Зеленкова, Saint-Petersburg State University
Makarova str., 6
Ирина Владимировна Савицкая, City Hospital 28 “Maksimilianovskaya” Saint-Petersburg, Russia, 190000
Decembrists str., 1-3
Published
2020-05-21
How to Cite
Микиртичан, Г. Л., Чулкова, В. А., Пестерева, Е. В., Штенцова, Н. П., Зеленкова, Д. С., & Савицкая, И. В. (2020). The Risk of a Nurse Burnout in the Sphere of Palliative Medicine. Medicine and Organization of Health Care, 4(2), 37-44. Retrieved from https://ojs3.gpmu.org/index.php/medorg/article/view/583
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