Nurses' views and applications on palliative care
Diğdem Lafci | Ebru Yildiz
Purpose: This study was carried out descriptively to determine the view and applications about pallative care of nurses working in a university hospital. Design and Methods: The data were collected with the questionnaire form: “Individual Information Form” and “Views and Appllications on Palliative Care,” created by the researchers in line with the literature. Findings: A total of 96.6% of the nurses evaluated the scope of palliative care as pain relief, and the most common difficulties in care were identified as bad news (88.1%). In all, 22.0% of the nurses talked to the patient and their family about death. Practice Implications: It is thought that the majority of nurses are not trained in palliative care and their opinions about palliative care are affected by this situation.
Nurses' views and applications on palliative care
Lafci, Diğdem | YILDIZ, Ebru
Purpose: This study was carried out descriptively to determine the view and applications about pallative care of nurses working in a university hospital. Design and Methods: The data were collected with the questionnaire form: “Individual Information Form” and “Views and Appllications on Palliative Care,” created by the researchers in line with the literature. Findings: A total of 96.6% of the nurses evaluated the scope of palliative care as pain relief, and the most common difficulties in care were identified as bad news (88.1%). In all, 22.0% of the nurses talked to the patient and their family about death. Practice Implications: It is thought that the majority of nurses are not trained in palliative care and their opinions about palliative care are affected by this situation
Cancer Patients for Pain Complementaries and Integrated Approaches Used in Palliative Care
Yıldız Ebru
Nowadays, nursing is an effective and indispensable member of the health team both in Turkey and in the world. Because people need care practices any point their life experiences that end in health, well-being, discomfort, disease and death. While palliative care practices, which are seen as key point of nursing practices among care needs, are only care for patients in the last stage of life, it is opinion that it is necessary to reduce the pain level and improve the quality of life according to the palliative care principles. Recent cancer patients constitute a significant part of patients receiving palliative care and have problems due to symptoms caused by chemotherapy treatment. Pain is the most feared outcome of these symptoms. Pharmacological treatment, pain, community, despite vario...