Nursing students' knowledge of palliative care: a short literature review

Int J Palliat Nurs. 2021 Feb 2;27(1):54-57. doi: 10.12968/ijpn.2021.27.1.54.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Health professionals must be knowledgeable and skilled in providing palliative care. This short report reviews the literature that has assessed student nurses’ knowledge of palliative care.METHOD: The following databases were searched: CINHAL, ScienceDirect, Medline, PubMed and Google Scholar for manuscripts published from 2014 to 2020. Only six articles met the inclusion criteria and were thoroughly reviewed.FINDINGS: Students were found to have a poor knowledge of palliative care, especially the management of a patient’s symptoms and the definition of palliative care.CONCLUSION: Integrating palliative care education within nursing curricula is a priority, although…
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