scholarly journals Nurses' knowledge about palliative care in Southeast Iran

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 203-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sedigheh Iranmanesh ◽  
Farideh Razban ◽  
Batool Tirgari ◽  
Ghazanfari Zahra
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Nursing Education ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Intensive Care Nurses ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
Dying Patients ◽  
Palliative Care Units ◽  
Nurses Knowledge

AbstractObjective:Palliative care requires nurses to be knowledgeable about different aspects of the care that they provide for dying patients. This study, therefore, was conducted to examine oncology and intensive care nurses' knowledge about palliative care in Southeast Iran.Method:Using the Palliative Care Quiz for Nursing (PCQN), 140 oncology and intensive care unit (ICU) nurses' knowledge about palliative care in three hospitals supervised by Kerman University of Medical Sciences was assessed.Results:In PCQN, the mean score was 7.59 (SD: 2.28). The most correct answers were in the category of management of pain and other symptoms (46.07%). The lowest correct answers were in the category of psychosocial and spiritual care (19.3%).Significance of results:These findings suggest that nurses' knowledge about palliative care can be improved by establishing specific palliative care units to focus on end-of-life care. This establishment requires incorporation of an end-of-life nursing education curriculum into undergraduate nursing studies.

The Effect of an End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium Course on Nurses' Knowledge of Hospice and Palliative Care in Korea

2011 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 222-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyun Sook Kim ◽  
Boon Han Kim ◽  
Su Jeong Yu ◽  
Sanghee Kim ◽  
Sook Hyun Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Nursing Education ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
Hospice And Palliative Care ◽  
Nurses Knowledge

scholarly journals Evidence on the economic value of end-of-life and palliative care interventions: a narrative review of reviews

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xhyljeta Luta ◽  
Baptiste Ottino ◽  
Peter Hall ◽  
Joanna Bowden ◽  
Bee Wee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
Resource Use ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Healthcare Delivery ◽  
Dying Patients ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Population Type ◽  
Care Models

Abstract Background As the demand for palliative care increases, more information is needed on how efficient different types of palliative care models are for providing care to dying patients and their caregivers. Evidence on the economic value of treatments and interventions is key to informing resource allocation and ultimately improving the quality and efficiency of healthcare delivery. We assessed the available evidence on the economic value of palliative and end-of-life care interventions across various settings. Methods Reviews published between 2000 and 2019 were included. We included reviews that focused on cost-effectiveness, intervention costs and/or healthcare resource use. Two reviewers extracted data independently and in duplicate from the included studies. Data on the key characteristics of the studies were extracted, including the aim of the study, design, population, type of intervention and comparator, (cost-) effectiveness resource use, main findings and conclusions. Results A total of 43 reviews were included in the analysis. Overall, most evidence on cost-effectiveness relates to home-based interventions and suggests that they offer substantial savings to the health system, including a decrease in total healthcare costs, resource use and improvement in patient and caregivers’ outcomes. The evidence of interventions delivered across other settings was generally inconsistent. Conclusions Some palliative care models may contribute to dual improvement in quality of care via lower rates of aggressive medicalization in the last phase of life accompanied by a reduction in costs. Hospital-based palliative care interventions may improve patient outcomes, healthcare utilization and costs. There is a need for greater consistency in reporting outcome measures, the informal costs of caring, and costs associated with hospice.

scholarly journals Integration of Early Palliative Care in Oncology Patients: Improving Nursing Knowledge and Confidence

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline Hurteau
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Nursing Education ◽  
Program Development ◽  
Quality Improvement Project ◽  
Improvement Project ◽  
Early Palliative Care ◽  
Early Implementation ◽  
Oncology Care ◽  
Nurses Knowledge

Palliative care integrated with standard oncology care in cancer patients has been shown to provide a number of beneficial clinical outcomes. Despite the evidence, the utilization of palliative care in the oncology population continues to be inadequate. The purpose of this program development, quality improvement project was to improve nurses’ knowledge regarding palliative care and the benefits of its early implementation in the oncology population, as well as to improve their confidence regarding palliative care consultations to providers. An educational intervention was designed and a pre and posttest were utilized to determine the effect of the intervention. This program development, quality improvement project demonstrated that the implementation of nursing education regarding palliative care within the oncology population increased nurses’ knowledge in palliative care, specific to the oncology population, as well as confidence in recommending appropriate palliative care consultations to providers.

Europe—Levels of intensive care nurses’ knowledge survey (E-links)

2010 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-34
Author(s):  
P. Fulbrook ◽  
J. Albarran ◽  
B. Baktoft ◽  
B. Sidebottom
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Intensive Care Nurses ◽  
Knowledge Survey ◽  
Nurses Knowledge
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