Nurses´ perceptions of palliative care

Teoretična izhodišča: Paliativna zdravstvena nega je namenjena pacientu z življenjsko ogrožajočo boleznijo, ki s seboj prinaša moteče simptome. Cilj je ohranitev in izboljšanje kakovosti življenja pacienta ter svojca. Zato je pomembno, da se paliativna zdravstvena nega začne izvajati v zgodnji fazi zdravljenja. Metodologija raziskovanja: Izvedena je bila presečna deskriptivna raziskava. V raziskavo je bilo vključenih 440 medicinskih sester iz kliničnega okolja v Sloveniji in na Finskem, ki imajo prvo, drugo ali tretjo stopnjo izobrazbe. Za preverjanje hipotez je bil uporabljen Mann-Whitney U-testom. Rezultati raziskave: V raziskavi smo si zastavili tri hipoteze. Prvo hipotezo smo potrdili ter ugotovili, da obstaja statistično značilna razlika med državama glede percepcije paliativne zdravstvene nege (p = 0,002). Druga hipoteza ni bila potrjena, saj smo ugotovili, da med državami ne obstajajo bistvene razlike v znanju paliativne zdravstvene nege (p = 0,477). Zadnjo hipotezo pa smo potrdili, ker smo pokazali, da sprejemljivost paliativne zdravstvene nege med Slovenijo in Finsko vpliva na večjo željo po dodatnem izobraževanju medicinskih sester (p = 0,001). Sklep: Paliativna zdravstvena nega ima pomembno vlogo pri holistični obravnavi pacienta, ki ima življenjsko ogrožajočo bolezen s spremstvom motečih simptomov. Za takšen pristop je pomembno, da posvečamo izobraževanju medicinskih sester na področju paliativne zdravstvene nege posebno pozornost.Background: Palliative care is afforded to a patient with an illness which brings with disturbing symptoms. The aim is to maintain and improve the quality of life of the patient and family. It is so important to implement palliative early in treatment. Research methodology: We used a cross-sectional descriptive study. The survey included 440 nurses in a clinical environment in Slovenia and Finland that have a first, second or third degree. Data were analyzed with the help of Mann-Whitney U test. The results: We\u27re set up to the three hypotheses. The first hypothesis, we have confirmed and find that there are statistically significant between both countries by the perception of palliative care (p = 0.002). The second hypothesis has not been confirmed and we have concluded that there are no substantial differences between both countries about the knowledge of palliative care (p = 0.477). The last hypothesis, we confirm that relates to the acceptability of palliative nursing care between both countries on the impact of further education (p = 0.001). Conclusion: Palliative care is an important component in the holistic treatment of a patient who suffers from illness with disturbing symptoms. For such an approach, it is important to educate nurses about palliative care