Open AccessEffectiveness of A Traditional Training Method in Increasing Long-Term End-of-Life Care Perception and Clinical Competency among Oncology Nurses: A Pilot Clinical Trial
Author(s) -
Khaled Omidi,
Mahlagha Dehghan,
Parvin Mangolian Shahrbabaki
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
asia-pacific journal of oncology nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 2349-6673
pISSN - 2347-5625
DOI - 10.4103/apjon.apjon_15_20
Subject(s) - medicine , perception , end of life care , clinical trial , palliative care , nursing , family medicine , psychology , neuroscience
Patients with cancer face numerous problems at the end of their lives, which makes palliative care necessary for a peaceful death. Considering the important role nurses play in the provision of end-of-life care, the present study was conducted to study the effect of a traditional training method on nurses' perception of and clinical competency in providing end-of-life care to patients with cancer in a hospital in Southeastern Iran.