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- Title
Cardiac Nurses' Knowledge of Palliative Care.
- Authors
Schnell-Hoehn, Karen; Estrella-Holder, Estrellita; Avery, Lorraine
- Abstract
Background: Advances in cardiac treatment options lead to more people living with end-stage cardiovascular disease in need of complex care management requiring escalation of therapies. However, as a person's disease progresses and functional level declines, aggressive treatment options become limited. The risk of treatment out-weights the benefits, leading to goals of care focused on optimizing quality of life and palliation, thus creating a need for cardiac nurses to be knowledgeable about palliative care. Objective: The study purpose was to explore the palliative care knowledge of cardiac nurses using the Palliative Care Quiz for Nursing (PCQN). Methods: The researchers used a descriptive survey design with a convenience sample of 76 nurses from a cardiac unit. Results: The PCQN mean score was 15 out of a possible 20 points (74.9%). Misconceptions existed related to the palliative care philosophy, pharmacology and the connection of burnout to palliative care. Conclusion: Palliative care knowledge gaps exist within the cardiac nursing cohort.
- Subjects
CANADA; HOSPITALS; CARDIOVASCULAR disease nursing; RESEARCH methodology; NURSES; NURSING; PALLIATIVE treatment; PROBABILITY theory; QUESTIONNAIRES; T-test (Statistics); DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 2017, Vol 27, Issue 4, p9
- ISSN
0843-6096
- Publication type
Article