Student nurse education and preparation for palliative care: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The World Health Organisation and palliative care stakeholders recommend that healthcare workers are educated in palliative care. Provision of high-quality palliative care is fundamental to nursing practice. However, caring for palliative care patients and meeting family needs is challenging without appropriate knowledge and experience. Palliative care education and clinical skill development for undergraduate student nurses is a priority to ensure graduate nurses are equipped with the knowledge and skill to deliver safe and competent care.

Methods

A scoping review guided by Arksey and O'Malley's framework was used to identify undergraduate student nurses' palliative care education and preparation. A comprehensive literature search of five electronic databases and

SUBMITTER: Durojaiye A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10317240 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature