Jo Hockley1. 1. Care Home Project Team, St Christopher's Hospice, London, UK.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Nursing care homes are increasingly the place where frail older people die. However, training in end-of-life care is not statutory. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To develop strategies to promote quality end-of-life care in nursing care homes. DESIGN: Action research was used to work collaboratively with the managers and staff in two nursing care homes to develop end-of-life care. METHODS: There were three overarching phases: an exploratory phase, feedback/planning of actions and a summative evaluation. Two main actions were inductively derived. One of the actions, reflective debriefing groups following a resident's death, is reported. RESULTS: Ten reflective debriefing groups, led by the researcher (a specialist palliative care nurse), were undertaken. The groups facilitated learning at three different levels (being taught, developing understanding and critical thinking) and enabled staff to feel supported and valued. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: The use of reflective debriefing groups is a useful mechanism to support experience-based learning about death/dying in care homes.
BACKGROUND: Nursing care homes are increasingly the place where frail older people die. However, training in end-of-life care is not statutory. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To develop strategies to promote quality end-of-life care in nursing care homes. DESIGN: Action research was used to work collaboratively with the managers and staff in two nursing care homes to develop end-of-life care. METHODS: There were three overarching phases: an exploratory phase, feedback/planning of actions and a summative evaluation. Two main actions were inductively derived. One of the actions, reflective debriefing groups following a resident's death, is reported. RESULTS: Ten reflective debriefing groups, led by the researcher (a specialist palliative care nurse), were undertaken. The groups facilitated learning at three different levels (being taught, developing understanding and critical thinking) and enabled staff to feel supported and valued. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: The use of reflective debriefing groups is a useful mechanism to support experience-based learning about death/dying in care homes.
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