Facing the adolescent with the death of important others

Zavedati se moramo, da je smrt posameznika težka in neizogibna situacija v življenju, na katero se vsakdo odzove drugače. Pri svojem delu se medicinske sestre veliko krat srečajo s smrtjo, a zelo pogosto pozabijo na žalujoče svojce in jim namenijo samo dve besedi - moje sožalje. Med žalujočimi svojci so tudi mladostniki, zato smo želeli raziskati, kako se mladostniki v težkih trenutkih soočajo s smrtjo pomembnih oseb. V zaključnem delu smo uporabili kvantitativno metodologijo. Za zbiranje podatkov smo uporabili anketni vprašalnik, ki je bil dostopen na internetnih medijih za vsakogar. V raziskavi je sodelovalo 161 mladostnikov starih med 16. in 18. letom, ki so se že srečali s smrtjo. Pridobljene podatke smo statistično obdelali s pomočjo računalniškega programa SPSS-a, rezultate smo predstavili z opisno in sklepno statistiko v obliki grafov in tabel. Z raziskavo smo ugotovili, da se je več kot polovica mladostnikov soočilo z izgubo bližnjega. Mladostniki so v času žalovanja imeli podporo svojih bližnjih, ampak še vedno ostajajo mladostniki, ki v žalovanju ostajajo sami. Ne glede na spol, tako moški kot ženske, žalujejo za svojim bližnjim okoli dveh let. Ocenjujemo, da je vsaka izguba bližnjega težka in boleča. Pri soočanju s smrtjo imajo mladostniki pomoč in oporo svojih bližnjih, ki jim znajo prisluhniti. Pomembno se nam zdi, da bi zdravstveni delavci, več časa namenili žalujočim svojcem, saj so prve osebe, ki morajo svojcem povedati žalostno vest.Death of an individual is a tough, unavoidable life situation that everyone responds to differently. Nurses are frequently encounter with death. However, they very often forget about the grieving relatives and only console them by expressing their condolences. As there are also adolescents among these grieving relatives, we wanted to analyse how they cope with the death of family members or close friends. We used quantitative methodology. We gathered data through an online questionnaire, accessible to everyone via the internet. 161 adolescents aged 16 to 18 who have already experienced the loss of a loved one. The acquired data were statistically analysed using the SPSS statistical software. The results are presented through descriptive and inferential statistics in the form of graphs and tables. Through research, we have established that more than half of adolescents have experienced death of a family member or close friend. Some had support of their relatives and friends during grieving periods, still many remained alone in their mourning. Regardless of gender, the mourning period for the deceased of both men and women is roughly two years. We argue that each loss of a family member or close friend is hard and painful. When facing death, adolescents have help and support of those close to them. It seems important that medical workers, who are the first to share the bad news with the family and friends of the deceased, dedicate more time to the mourners