Aim To describe nursing students' knowledge, attitudes and self‐efficacy about palliative
care and to examine the associations between these variables in China. Design A …

Background With the growing aging population, continual increase of the number of the old,
and increase of cancer survival rate, palliative care is being considered a global public …

Background Ensuring adequate knowledge about palliative care and positive attitudes
towards death and dying are crucial educational aspects when preparing undergraduate …

Abstract Background Most nurses in China have not been trained to take care of end-of-life
patients appropriately due to lack of educational resources and insufficient training. A …

Background In many countries, nurses are ill-prepared to provide care to patients with
terminal illnesses. Limited education and training affect their ability to deliver proper …

Background Nurses have a primary role in providing palliative and end-of-life (EOL) care.
Their knowledge of EOL care, attitudes toward care of the dying, and palliative care self …

In China, the development of palliative care is challenging because of limited available
resources and rapidly increasing demands. The nurses' competence is a significant element …

Background: The goal of palliative care is not to cure, but to provide comfort and maintain
the highest possible quality of life for as long as life remains. The knowledge of nurses …

Nurse educators have identified that historically nurses have not been prepared to care for
dying patients. Research also has identified that nursing students have anxieties about …

Background Professional identity reduces the risk of job burnout in nurses, and attitudes
towards death might be a factor affecting nurses' professional identity. Little research has …