Dysphagia is common in palliative patients and worsens quality of life. Nurses are the main
provider of dysphagia care. An audit showed poor compliance with dysphagia measures
among nurses, but little is known about what the barriers are. We sought to evaluate barriers
to dysphagia care among hospice nurses. This was a stepwise, mixed-method study.
Baseline knowledge and attitudes were assessed, and a lecture was crafted based on the
assessment. The knowledge and attitudes were then reassessed to investigate for any …