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. 2021 Jul;57(3):1340-1346.
doi: 10.1111/ppc.12695. Epub 2020 Nov 30.

Nurses' views and applications on palliative care

Diğdem Lafci  1 , Ebru Yildiz  1 , Seda Pehlivan  2
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Nurses' views and applications on palliative care

Diğdem Lafci et al. Perspect Psychiatr Care. 2021 Jul.

Abstract

Purpose: This study was carried out descriptively to determine the view and applications about pallative care of nurses working in a university hospital.

Design and methods: The data were collected with the questionnaire form: "Individual Information Form" and "Views and Appllications on Palliative Care," created by the researchers in line with the literature.

Findings: A total of 96.6% of the nurses evaluated the scope of palliative care as pain relief, and the most common difficulties in care were identified as bad news (88.1%). In all, 22.0% of the nurses talked to the patient and their family about death.

Practice implications: It is thought that the majority of nurses are not trained in palliative care and their opinions about palliative care are affected by this situation.

Keywords: nurse; palliative care; palliative care applications; patient.

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