Nurses' awareness status and influencing factors of palliative care in hospital for infectious diseases

Abstract

Objective To explore the nurses' awareness status of palliative care in hospital for infectious diseases and to analyze influencing factors, so as to provide basis for promoting hospital palliative care. Methods By convenience sampling method, in December 2016, 150 nurses in a hospital for infectious diseases in Nanjing were surveyed by the palliative care quiz for nursing (PCQN) , with influencing factors of palliative care analyzed. Results Average score of palliative care knowledge the 150 nurses got was (8.19±2.85) , with an accurate rate 43.98%, which was in a low level. Differences in scores of nursing staff with different educational backgrounds, professional titles or from different departments were statistically significant (P<0.05) . The higher education level or professional title was, the higher scores nurses' palliative knowledge were; nurses in Oncology Department got higher scores in palliative care knowledge than nurses from other departments (P<0.01) . Conclusions Nurses' awareness of palliative care in hospital for infectious diseases is relatively low. Knowledge training on palliative care should be conducted through various channels, such as increasing training investment for nursing staff, enhancing on-the-job education, reinforcing weak links, promoting knowledge sharing, and many others, so that development of palliative care can be promoted. Key words: Nurses; Palliative care; Awareness; Related factors