Research Paper
The nurse’s knowledge and attitudes towards the Palliative care among nurses staff at Sabia general hospital 2018
The aim of our study is to assess the nurse's knowledge and attitudes towards Palliative Care among nurses working in Sabia general hospitals and to find an association between nursing staff, knowledge, attitude and selected demographic variables. Material and methods: We performed a cross-sectional descriptive survey using a self-administered questionnaire. The total number of completed and returned questionnaires was 53, giving a 100% response rate. The study was conducted between December 2017 and January 2018 Study Sample: simple random sampling consisted of 53 nurses, who work in the previously mentioned settings invited to participate in the study. The tool of the study: For data collection, a self-administrative questionnaire was developed by researchers and used to assess. Nurses’ socio-demographic characteristic as regards their age, gender, Nursing Qualification, Department of work, Working experience, Training in caring terminally ill clients, and assessed knowledge, attitudes regard plaintive care, also assessed the relation between socio-demographic data and knowledge and attitude. Results showed that respondents have fair knowledge toward palliative care 27 (50.9%) and fair attitude 30 (56.6%).there is the significant relationship between knowledge and demographic data p-value is .004.conclusion nurses showed poor knowledge towards palliative care and half of them showed fair attitude. Material and methods: We performed a cross-sectional descriptive survey using a self-administered questionnaire. The total number of completed and returned questionnaires was 53, giving a 100% response rate. The study was conducted between December 2017 and January 2018 Study Sample: simple random sampling consisted of 53 nurses, who work in the previously mentioned settings invited to participate in the study.
Published by: Manal Bilal Mohamed, Madeha Ali Mahmoud
Author: Manal Bilal Mohamed
Paper ID: V4I3-1723
Paper Status: published
Published: June 7, 2018
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