Perception on Palliative Care Competencies among Professional Nurses at Beginner’s Level in a Tertiary Hospital under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Public Health
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self-perception in competencies, professional nurses, palliative careAbstract
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The purpose of this descriptive study was to describe the self-perception of palliative care competencies in Thai nurses at beginner’s level working in a tertiary hospital under the ministry of public health. The 147 professional nurses were recruited. Data collection was conducted from March to May 2019. Two instruments were used for collecting data; 1) Personal information, and 2) The palliative care nursing self-competence scale. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics.
The results revealed that the average age of the samples was 24.1 years and the mean duration of working was 19.5 months. 59.2% of the samples had the experiences of caring about 5-10 palliative care patients. The samples’ overall average mean score of self-perceiving competencies in palliative care was 2.54 (0-5), showing their confidence level was at moderate level. The highest dimension was the pain and symptoms management at a score of 2.72. The grief and loss dimension gained the lowest score of 2.44.
The results of this study can help to design a program for training beginner nurses for palliative care in order to enhance their competencies in caring for palliative care patients effectively.
Keywords: self-perception in competencies, professional nurses, palliative care
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