Raffin Bouchal, ShelleyBennett, Taylor2024-12-242024-12-242024-12-19Bennett, T. (2024). Hematology-oncology transplant nurses experience through the moral labyrinth of integrating palliative care (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.https://hdl.handle.net/1880/120300Early palliative care improves the quality of life for patients with hematological malignancies, yet the role of hematology-oncology transplant nurses in facilitating this care remains unclear. This study explored the experiences and understandings of 10 hematology-oncology transplant nurses from across Canada, working in both inpatient and ambulatory settings, regarding the early provision of palliative care for patients undergoing hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation. Findings revealed a complex understanding of palliative and end-of-life care, highlighting the emotional and moral challenges facing HOT nurses. The study provides new insights into how these nurses navigate the unique barriers to integrating palliative care into their specialized field, offering recommendations to improve interprofessional collaboration, education, and institutional support.enUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.HematologyOncologyNursingHematopoietic stem cell transplantBlood and marrow transplantPalliative careEarly palliative careMoral distressMoral residueMoral injuryResilienceNursingOncologymaster thesis