Nursing students' knowledge of palliative care: A short literature review

Asala Alhamdoun; Mohammad Al Qadire; Khaldoun M. Aldiabat; Omar Al-Rawajfah

doi:10.12968/ijpn.2021.27.1.54

Nursing students' knowledge of palliative care: A short literature review

Asala Alhamdoun, Mohammad Al Qadire^*, Khaldoun M. Aldiabat, Omar Al-Rawajfah

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Background: Health professionals must be knowledgeable and skilled in providing palliative care. This short report reviews the literature that has assessed student nurses' knowledge of palliative care. Method: The following databases were searched: CINHAL, ScienceDirect, Medline, PubMed and Google Scholar for manuscripts published from 2014 to 2020. Only six articles met the inclusion criteria and were thoroughly reviewed. Findings: Students were found to have a poor knowledge of palliative care, especially the management of a patient's symptoms and the definition of palliative care. Conclusion: Integrating palliative care education within nursing curricula is a priority, although the best method to accomplish this is yet to be established.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	54-57
Number of pages	4
Journal	International Journal of Palliative Nursing
Volume	27
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.12968/ijpn.2021.27.1.54
Publication status	Published - Feb 2 2021

Keywords

Education
Life-threatening conditions
Nursing curricula
Palliative care

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Advanced and Specialised Nursing

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