Relationship Among Nurses' Knowledge, Attitude Towards Palliative Care and Perception of Death in Neonatal Intensive Care Units.
10.4094/chnr.2016.22.4.257
- Author:
Da Hee WI
1
;
Sook Jung KANG
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea. sookjungkang@ewha.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Palliative care;
Nurses;
Knowledge;
Attitude;
Death
- MeSH:
Education;
Foster Home Care;
Humans;
Infant, Newborn;
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal*;
Intensive Care, Neonatal*;
Korea;
Palliative Care*
- From:Child Health Nursing Research
2016;22(4):257-264
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship among knowledge and attitude toward palliative care and perception of death for Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) nurses. METHODS: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted with 110 nurses who work in NICUs in South Korea. The participants filled out a questionnaire regarding their knowledge, attitude towards palliative care and perception of death. The attitude scale was divided into 3 subscales: comfort level, nurses' role and nurses' involvement with family. RESULTS: Comfort level regarding attitude towards palliative care was positively correlated with knowledge (r=.220, p=.016) and the perception of death (r=.194, p=.042). Nurses' role showed a positive correlation with perception of death (r=.395, p=.001). CONCLUSION: NICU nurses' knowledge of palliative care was below standard across the board, implying that there is a definite need for palliative care education for nurses. The education program for palliative care should include a section that focuses on fostering a positive perception of death as well as defining and delineating the role of nurses.
