Investigation and analysis on status quo of grasping knowledge about palliative nursing of nurses in Shanghai
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1672-7088.2015.18.019
- VernacularTitle:上海市护士姑息护理知识的现状调查与原因分析
- Author:
Min ZOU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Nurse;
Palliative care;
Knowledge structure
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2015;31(18):1386-1390
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate and analyse the status and influential factors of nurses' palliative care knowledge in Shanghai city.Methods Using cluster sampling method,a questionnaire survey using Palliative Care Quiz for Nursing (PCQN) was conducted on 973 nurses in 9 hospitals of Shanghai city.Results 939 nurses completed the survey whose scores were 8.88±2.51.The status quo of palliative care knowledge of Shanghai nurses were not very desirable.The scores of palliative care philosophy and principles and psychological,social and spiritual support were 0.376±0.009 and 0.310±0.008.The scores of knowledge of the pain and symptomcontrol was 0.496±0.005,which was better than the other two aspects.There were differences between dimension 1 and dimension 2,3 (t=-1 1.78,5.465,P<0.01),and also between dimension 2 and 3 (t=19.673,P<0.01).Conclusions Lacking of education and training,insufficient recognition of related institutions and the limit of traditional ideas caused the defect in the knowledge structure of palliative nursing.