The Effect of Training Given to Nurses Caring for Dying Cancer Patients and Their Families on Care and Difficulties

Overview

Nursing is a profession that is human and is based on nursing care. Humans are social creatures that need care from the moment they are born.Today's scientific developments and changing technology have affected the health system.Many dying patients want to be hospitalized in order to receive better care and treatment. Depending on this situation, the frequency of nurses giving care to dying patients and their families has increased in hospitals. In order to increase the quality of the care given to the dying patient and his family and to reduce the difficulties experienced while giving this care, the nurse who provides the care should have sufficient knowledge and skills about the care of the dying patient and his family. This research will be conducted as a randomized controlled experimental study in order to determine the effect of education on the nursing care given and the difficulties experienced by the nurses who care for the dying cancer patients and their families.

The research was carried out to determine the effect of the training given to the nurses who care for the dying cancer patients and their families, on the nursing care and the difficulties experienced. H1: There is a significant difference between the "Nursing Care Scale for Dying Patients and Their Families" pre- and post-test scores of the intervention and control groups. H2: There is a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test scores of the "Nurse Difficulty Scale for Dying Patients and Their Families" of the intervention and control groups.

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