The study was planned as a descriptive qualitative study to determine the emotional responses of neonatal intensive care nurses to work in the neonatal unit and to neonatal deaths. The sample of the study consisted of 7 nurses who work at the neonatal intensive care unit since data saturation was achieved. The data were collected using the “Semi-Structured In-Depth Interview Guide for Nurses”. The data were analyzed using the content analysis method. Following codes were reached as a result of the study: ‘happiness-sadness’, ‘professional satisfaction-exhaustion’, ‘empathy’, ‘responsibility-guilt’, ‘hope-despair’ under the theme of being a nurse at neonatal unit’; ‘unforgettable first loss’, ‘professionalism in intervention-and then: sadness, ‘mature-premature difference’, ‘difficulty in giving hurtful news-inability to associate with death’ and ‘attachment-burnout’ under the theme of experiencing neonatal loss.It was seen that nurses’ emotions about working at neonatal intensive care unit were generally positive; however, these emotions changed to negative after neonate’s relapsing and death.

该研究计划作为一项描述性定性研究，以确定新生儿重症监护护士对在新生儿病房工作和新生儿死亡的情绪反应。自数据饱和以来，该研究的样本包括在新生儿重症监护室工作的 7 名护士。这些数据是使用“护士半结构化深度访谈指南”收集的。数据采用内容分析法进行分析。研究结果达到了以下代码：“快乐-悲伤”、“专业满意度-疲惫”、“同理心”、“责任-内疚”、“希望-绝望”，主题是在新生儿病房当护士” ; '难忘的第一次损失'，'专业的干预 - 然后：悲伤，'成熟 - 过早的差异'，以经历新生儿流产为主题的“难以传达伤害性消息——无法与死亡联系起来”和“依恋倦怠”。然而，这些情绪在新生儿复发和死亡后转变为消极情绪。