Pediatric End-of-life Simulation: Preparing the Future Nurse to Care for the Needs of the Child and Family
child; human; terminal care; article; death; awareness; grief; pediatric patient; simulation; memory; distress syndrome; skill; terminal disease; expectation; nursing student; pediatric nursing
PURPOSE: Preparing a future nurse to respond to the complex and sensitive needs of a child and family during the end-of-life requires more than didactic content in a classroom. During clinical experiences, students may care for children diagnosed with a terminal illness however; it is less likely that a student will have a clinical opportunity to care for a child and their family at the end-of-life. Without having an experience, it is challenging to teach students how to care for the dying child and family including how to appreciate the emotions, thoughts, and expectations when faced with a pediatric death (Lindsay, 2010). DESIGN AND METHODS: The instructional model integrates an end-of-life simulation into an undergraduate pediatric nursing course allowing students to practice caring for a child and their family while developing an understanding of the unique needs of a dying pediatric patient.
Cole M A; Foito K
Journal of Pediatric Nursing
2019
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2018.09.005" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1016/j.pedn.2018.09.005</a>
The effect of web-based pediatric palliative care education on the palliative care knowledge level and practices of nursing students
article; child; controlled study; human; human experiment; major clinical study; nursing student; palliative therapy; Pediatrics; pretest posttest design
PURPOSE: This study is aimed to investigate the effect of web-based pediatric palliative care education on nursing students' knowledge level and practices related to palliative care.
Akdeniz K A; Bektas M
Perspectives in psychiatric care
2019
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12463" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1111/ppc.12463</a>
The use of a theatre workshop in developing effective communication in paediatric end of life care
child; human; terminal care; statistics; article; perception; quantitative analysis; bereavement support; communication skill; convenience sample; human experiment; questionnaire; clinical practice; registration; nursing student; learning; teaching
Being able to communicate effectively is an essential skill for all nurses. Communication in paediatric end of life care can be challenging for both the student and lecturer as it is a rare experience and challenging to teach. Innovative approaches to teaching communication skills such as role play, simulation and drama have been used; however there is a dearth of literature examining the use of drama in this specialist context. The aim of this study was to explore the effectiveness of a novel workshop in teaching transferable knowledge and skills in palliative, end of life and bereavement care communication to a convenience sample of first year pre-registration nursing students undertaking clinical skills training at a UK university. Qualitative and quantitative data were obtained from pre and post intervention questionnaires exploring student's perception of communication skills. Qualitative data were analysed thematically and quantitative data presented as standard descriptive statistics. The novel communication workshop facilitated students' exploration of how good and poor communication looks and feels and introduced aids to inform communication in clinical practice. Exposure to different learning approaches provided opportunities to both gain confidence in engaging in new learning activities and develop knowledge and skills through purposeful engagement.
Neilson S J; Reeves A
Nurse Education in Practice
2019
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2019.02.014" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1016/j.nepr.2019.02.014</a>
Undergraduate nursing students' attitudes and preparedness toward caring for dying persons - A longitudinal study
Attitude to Death; health personnel attitude; psychology; adolescent; Adult; Female; Human; longitudinal study; Male; Middle Aged; nursing education; nursing student; procedures; Questionnaire; Sweden; Terminal Care
Nursing education needs to prepare students for care of dying patients. The aim of this study was to describe the development of nursing students' attitudes toward caring for dying patients and their perceived preparedness to perform end-of-life care. A longitudinal study was performed with 117 nursing students at six universities in Sweden. The students completed the Frommelt Attitude Toward Care of the Dying Scale (FATCOD) questionnaire at the beginning of first and second year, and at the end of third year of education. After education, the students completed questions about how prepared they felt by to perform end-of-life care. The total FATCOD increased from 126 to 132 during education. Five weeks' theoretical palliative care education significantly predicted positive changes in attitudes toward caring for dying patients. Students with five weeks' theoretical palliative care training felt more prepared and supported by the education to care for a dying patient than students with shorter education. A minority felt prepared to take care of a dead body or meet relatives.
Henoch I; Melin-Johansson C; Bergh I; Strang S; Ek K; Hammarlund K; Lundh Hagelin C; Westin L; Osterlind J; Browall M
Nurse Education In Practice
2017
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2017.06.007" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1016/j.nepr.2017.06.007</a>