Choi Mona, Lee Juhee, Kim So-Sun, Kim Doori, Kim Hokon
College of Nursing, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea.
J Contin Educ Nurs. 2012 Aug;43(8):379-84. doi: 10.3928/00220124-20120615-35. Epub 2012 Jun 22.
During the end-of-life stage, patients suffer from multiple symptoms or impairments of altered body systems. This study examined nurses' knowledge of end-of-life care and also the relationship between the nurses' knowledge and their characteristics.
This was a descriptive, correlational study using a convenience sample of 368 Korean registered nurses working in cancer units, general wards, and intensive care units of a university health system. Twenty questions of the Palliative Care Quiz for Nursing (PCQN) were used to examine nurses' knowledge of end-of-life care.
The mean score on the PCQN was 8.95 of a possible 20. Participants who had the end-of-life care education (M = 9.57, SD = 2.19) tended to score higher than those without this education (M = 8.47, SD = 2.34), and the difference was statistically significant.
Comprehensive continuing education programs on end-of-life care should be provided to fill the gap in knowledge and skill of staff nurses.
在临终阶段，患者会遭受多种症状或身体系统功能改变带来的损害。本研究调查了护士对临终关怀的知识，以及护士的知识与其自身特征之间的关系。
这是一项描述性、相关性研究，采用便利抽样法，选取了在一所大学健康系统的癌症科室、普通病房和重症监护病房工作的368名韩国注册护士作为样本。使用《护理临终关怀知识测验》（PCQN）中的20个问题来考察护士对临终关怀的知识。
PCQN的平均得分在满分20分中为8.95分。接受过临终关怀教育的参与者（M = 9.57，标准差 = 2.19）的得分往往高于未接受过该教育的参与者（M = 8.47，标准差 = 2.34），且差异具有统计学意义。
应提供关于临终关怀的全面继续教育项目，以填补在职护士在知识和技能方面的差距。
