Knowledge, awareness and needs of undergraduate nursing intern students on palliative care

doi:10.3760/cma.j.cn115259-20200330-00456

Chinese Journal of Medical Education ›› 2020, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (9): 679-683.DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115259-20200330-00456

Knowledge, awareness and needs of undergraduate nursing intern students on palliative care

Liang Siyu¹, Li Hongyan², Wang Wei², Zheng Ying³, Ge Nan⁴, Qu Xuan⁴, Shao Yajuan³, Qin Ying⁵, Wang Lei⁶, Liu Wei⁷, Ning Xiaohong⁴

¹Eight-year Program of Clinical Medicine, Enrolled in 2014 Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academe of Medical Sciences Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China;
²Department of Nursing, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing 100730, China;
³Department of Oncology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing 100730, China;
⁴Department of Geriatric Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing 100730, China;
⁵Department of Logistics, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing 100730, China;
⁶Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing 100730, China;
⁷International Medical Center, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing 100730, China

Received:2020-03-30 Online:2020-09-01 Published:2020-12-08
Contact: Ning Xiaohong, Email: ningxh1973@foxmail.com, Tel: 0086-10-69154065
Supported by:
Educational Reform Project of Peking Union Medical College (2019zlgc0119)

Abstract

Abstract: Objective To investigate the knowledge, awareness and needs of undergraduate nursing intern students on palliative care through a cross-sectional survey and analyze the main influencing factors.Methods A questionnaire survey was conducted among 126 undergraduate nursing intern students of Peking Union Medical College to investigate palliative knowledge, awareness, needs.Results 64.3% (81/126) students did not agree that “palliative care is aimed at prolonging the survival time of patients”; 37.3%(47/126) students did not agree that “palliative care takes symptom management as the treatment center”. 34.1% (43/126) students did not agree or were not sure that “psychological care for end-stage patients can reduce their psychological pain”. Nursing students have a strong demand for palliative care related skills training. Students who have been exposed to end-stage patients have higher demand for palliative care knowledge and training than those who have not.Conclusions Undergraduate nursing students who lack palliative care education have inaccurate understanding of the basic concepts of palliative medicine, insufficient knowledge of palliative practice, and high demand for palliative training.

Key words: Palliative care, End-of-life, Nursing students, Nursing education

CLC Number:

R-05
R0

Liang Siyu, Li Hongyan, Wang Wei, Zheng Ying, Ge Nan, Qu Xuan, Shao Yajuan, Qin Ying, Wang Lei, Liu Wei, Ning Xiaohong. Knowledge, awareness and needs of undergraduate nursing intern students on palliative care[J]. Chinese Journal of Medical Education, 2020, 40(9): 679-683.

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