Evaluation of Nurses Performance of Standardized Palliative Care for Oncology Children | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Article 33, Volume 9, Issue 3, September 2018, Page 466-482 PDF (309.3 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2018.204424 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Eman S. Hamad; Safy S. Al-Rafay; Asmaa N. Mosbeh | ||||
| Pediatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Standardized Palliative Care (SPC) is an approach that improves the quality of life of pediatric patients and their families facing problems associated with life- threatening illness. Aim of the Study: Evaluate nurses' performance of standardized palliative care for oncology children, through: Assessing knowledge, and practice of nurses regarding SPC for oncology children. Research design: Descriptive design was used for conducting this study; a purposive sample consisted of 65 nurses who were providing palliative care for oncology children and oncology children participated in this study. Setting: This study was conducted in the Out-patients and In-patients Pediatric Department at Children's Hospital affiliated to Ain Shams University and Department of Oncology Children at Menoufiya University Hospital. Data collected through using five tools including: I: Interview questionnaire which consisted of 2 parts: Part1: Nurses’ socio demographic characteristics and children characteristics. Part2: nurses’ knowledge level. II: Observation checklist to evaluate nurses' practice. III: Palliative Performance Scale to assess nurses' performance regarding application scale. IV: Resource Utilization Groups - Activities of Daily Living Scale to assess the level of functional dependence for providing palliative care. V: Pain scale to assess pain. Results: Most of the studied nurses had good knowledge towards SPC, but one third of them had training of palliative care, and most of them had competent practice towards SPC. There was significant relation between nurses' total knowledge and their total practice regarding SPC for oncology children (P<0.05). Conclusion: Most of the studied nurses have a good knowledge and majority of them have competent performance about standardized palliative care for oncology children. Recommendations: From finding of this study, it was recommended that educational programs and courses for nurses who work in pediatric oncology units about palliative care. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Standardized palliative care; nurse's performance; oncology children | ||||
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