Caring for individuals at the end of life in the hospital environment is a challenging
proposition. Understanding the challenges to provide quality end of life care is an important …

Purpose/Objectives: To examine how oncology nurses define palliative care, views about
who should and should not receive palliative care, and beliefs about palliative care decision …

Aim: The objective of this study was to describe the experiences and practices of nurses who
provide palliative and end-of-life care to oncology patients, to determine the difficulties they …

The purpose of this study was to document the experience of palliative care nursing as a
part of a multidisciplinary support team. Data were obtained from two palliative care support …

This article has 3 goals: To describe the attitudes and experiences of staff on end-of-life care
treatment of dying persons, to examine how the staff view their terminally ill patients, and to …

Knowledge and skill deficits about palliative care in medical professionals are among the
most common barriers to quality palliative care. This study in a Japanese regional cancer …

End-of-life care is an essential element of quality cancer care. Nevertheless, a majority of
physicians and nurses working at cancer centers feel unprepared for this task. As part of a …

Background: Chronic diseases such as cancer would lead to various health needs in
patients and their families. To meet needs, developing new educational nursing courses is …

BACKGROUND: Oncology nurses affect patient care at every point along the cancer
journey. This creates the perfect opportunity to educate patients and caregivers about …

Numerous organizations have cited the increasing demand for palliative care in oncology
and the challenge of a limited workforce to deliver specialty palliative care. Advanced …