scholarly journals The Discomfort with Comfort Care Delivery in the Acute Hospital Setting: Is End-of-Life Care Education for Hospital Nurses Necessary? (QI625)

2020 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 513
Author(s):  
Tiffany Gonzales
Keyword(s):  
End Of Life ◽  
End Of Life Care ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Hospital Setting ◽  
Acute Hospital ◽  
Hospital Nurses ◽  
Life Care ◽  
Comfort Care ◽  
Care Education ◽  
Acute Hospital Setting

End of life care in the acute hospital setting

BMJ ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 339 (dec01 2) ◽  
pp. b5048-b5048 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Edmonds ◽  
R. Burman ◽  
W. Prentice
Keyword(s):  
End Of Life ◽  
End Of Life Care ◽  
Hospital Setting ◽  
Acute Hospital ◽  
Life Care ◽  
Acute Hospital Setting

scholarly journals Assessing Registered Nurses Knowledge of Comfort Measures Only: A Quality Improvement Project

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Priscilla Ventura-Medeiros
Keyword(s):  
Registered Nurses ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
End Of Life Care ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Life Care ◽  
Improvement Project ◽  
Comfort Care ◽  
Education And Care ◽  
Provider Knowledge ◽  
Nurses Knowledge

End of life care is a growing specialty in healthcare and requires specialized knowledge and care by the nurse. Many patients end their life in an acute care setting which may be lacking in providers who are well versed in end of life care, specifically comfort measures. Therefore, assessing the registered nurses knowledge of comfort measures only, as a component of end of life care, is a critical first step in improving end of life patient and family experience. By identifying current provider knowledge of comfort care and the understanding of practice guidelines, a specific and relevant educational program can be developed. This project will evaluate the level of self-reported knowledge of registered nurses who are caring for patients designated with comfort measures only orders. With successful completion of this project, the educational needs for these registered nurses will be identified and utilized to improve education and care delivery for patients who are on comfort measures only.

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