Chemo Chair Conversations: A Qualitative Study of How Life and Death Influence Oncology Nurses’ Well-being and Professional Care
Deep nurse-patient connections foster meaning and resilience but can blur boundaries, increasing risks like countertransference. Reflective practices help safeguard nurses' well-being and care quality. At the individual level, nurses should adopt self-care strategies and engage in reflective practices. Organizational support is vital. Institutions can provide emotional resilience training, implement bereavement overload policies, and offer group storytelling opportunities to reduce stress, enhance regulation, and build supportive peer connections.
Authors
- Megan Lippe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8478-3580)
- Alfonzo Robinson
- Sue E. Morris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3022-5951)
- Megan Hebdon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1916-5043)
- Cara C. Young (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6599-7145)
- Carolyn S. Phillips (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6957-4032)
- Andra Davis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7949-7528)
- Catherine Bailey
Institutions
- The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (US)
- University of Portland (US)
- The University of Texas at Austin (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Seminars in Oncology Nursing
- Published
- 2025-12-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soncn.2025.152061
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00