The role of nurses in palliative and hospice care
Introduction: The role of nurses in palliative and hospice care especially with the terminally ill and dying patients in hospice.Aim of the study: To show the importance and irreplaceable role of nurses in meeting the needs of a patient.Material and methods: The survey was performed among nurses working with terminally ill and dying people in hospices in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.Results: Obtained results were analyzed by means of questionnaires, where there are opinions and attitudes of nurses who take care of patients in the terminal stages of various diseases.Conclusions: Although the survey shows significant differences in providing hospice care in Slovakia and the Czech Republic, we can conclude the same result, which is that the role of nurses in the case of care of the terminally ill is extremely important.