Knowledge and Practice of Nurses on Palliative Care in Tertiary Hospitals

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Published: Oct 2, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.47191/ijmscrs/v3-i10-02
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Nurse, Palliative care, Psychological and spiritual care, Knowledge, Practice

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Julia Sultana
Senior Staff Nurse, Khulna Medical College Hospital, Khulna, Bangladesh.
Mitun Debnath
Senior Staff Nurse, Khulna Medical College Hospital, Khulna, Bangladesh.
Most. China Khatun
Senior Staff Nurse, Upazilla Health Complex, Laksam, Cumilla, Bangladesh.
Dr. Ismat Ara
Assistant Professor (Retired), Head of the Department, of Nutrition & Biochemistry, National Institute of Preventive & Social Medicine (NIPSOM), Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Abstract

Background: Palliative care is about achieving the highest quality of life and promoting comfort and dignity for patients with incurable and life-limiting diseases. End-of-life care is one of the routine activities of nurses.


Objective: The study was aimed to assess the level of knowledge and practice of nurses in palliative care in tertiary hospitals.


Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted. A total number of 308 nurses were selected following defined selection criteria. The purposive sampling method was applied for data collection. Data were collected from Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka Medical College Hospital, National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital.


Results: This study showed that among the total respondents, 58.4% had average knowledge 27.3% had good knowledge, 14.3% had poor knowledge of palliative care, 57.5% had moderate practice, 28.5% had adequate practice and 14.0 % had inadequate practice on palliative care.


Conclusion: This study found that nurses’ knowledge and practice of palliative care were not satisfactory and they need palliative care training. Therefore, upgrading nursing education and palliative care training sessions will be improved for nurses to deal with terminally ill patients.

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Julia Sultana, Mitun Debnath, Most. China Khatun, & Dr. Ismat Ara. (2023). Knowledge and Practice of Nurses on Palliative Care in Tertiary Hospitals. International Journal of Medical Science and Clinical Research Studies, 3(10), 2134–2140. https://doi.org/10.47191/ijmscrs/v3-i10-02
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Vol. 3 No. 10 (2023): Volume 03 Issue 10 October 2023
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