Table 2 Theme categories and clusters
Theme | Sub-theme |
|---|---|
1. Negative emotions from contextual challenges | A. Grief over deaths of younger persons |
B. Pity for deaths without family | |
C. Dread related to coping with patient death on night duty | |
2. The awareness of mortality on its own | A. Death means that everything stops being |
B. Good living | |
3. Coping style | A. Focusing on treating dying patients, recording the signs and symptoms, and responding to changes in the patient’s condition |
B. Avoiding talking about death due to the grief associated with dying and death | |
C. Seeking help from colleagues |