Relationship Among Nurses’ Knowledge, Attitude Towards Palliative Care and Perception of Death in Neonatal Intensive Care Units

Child Health Nursing Research

Da Hee Wi¹  Sook Jung Kang¹ 

[1] College of Nursing, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea;

关键词: Palliative care;    Nurses;    Knowledge;    Attitude;    Death;   

DOI  :  10.4094/chnr.2016.22.4.257

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship among knowledge and attitude toward palliative care and perception of death for Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) nurses. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted with 110 nurses who work in NICUs in South Korea. The participants filled out a questionnaire regarding their knowledge, attitude towards palliative care and perception of death. The attitude scale was divided into 3 subscales: comfort level, nurses’ role and nurses’ involvement with family. Results: Comfort level regarding attitude towards palliative care was positively correlated with knowledge (r=.220, p=.016) and the perception of death (r=.194, p=.042). Nurses’ role showed a positive correlation with perception of death (r=.395, p=.001). Conclusion: NICU nurses’ knowledge of palliative care was below standard across the board, implying that there is a definite need for palliative care education for nurses. The education program for palliative care should include a section that focuses on fostering a positive perception of death as well as defining and delineating the role of nurses.

【 授权许可】

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