knowledge and Attitude of Nursing Students’ towards Palliative Care
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Abstract
Background: Palliative care refers to the comfort care that is given to terminally ill person so as to promote comfort and relieve pain.
Objective:To assess the knowledge and attitude of Nursing students’ towards palliative care.
Methods: A descriptive study that conducted during the period of 2 /2/ 2024 to 1 /3/ 2024 at college of nursing / university of Mosul . Probability (simple random sample) was selected for the present study. A sample of students college of nursing in Mosul university (100 students). The subject’s acceptance to participate in the study was through the use of a specialized consent form.
Results:This study finding the shows that most of the sample participating in the study amounted to 100 nursing students, that most of the study sample was from 24 to 27 years old, at a rate of 77%, and that the sample of female was higher than that of male by (71%), Most of the sample was unmarried, with a high percentage (88%).
Conclusion: The findings of this study showed that nursing student are not knowledgeable about palliative care in college of nursing and was the moderate attitude towards palliative care. This study emphasize the need for developing all nursing school curricula as well as continuing nursing and medical education program offerings.
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