Abstract CN15
Background
Palliative care has seen considerable progress in recent years. In fact, the nurse is an essential link in the chain of care and participates in the development of innovative practices and progress in the care of cancer patients at the end of life.
Methods
This is a cross-sectional study based on a questionnaire for nurses. The questionnaire had 4 dimensions: person-centred care, family-centred care, working in an interdisciplinary team and respect for nursing ethics. We adopted the theory which defines 5 skill levels: novice, beginner, competent, efficient, expert for the classification of the skill level.
Results
The questionnaire was carried out with 33 nurses. These were 17 men and 16 women with an average age of 37. The majority of nurses have experience between 5 and 10 years. The level of competence of palliative care nurses is classified in the third level “competent” according to the Benner scale in 57.6%. This overall level of competence is confirmed by the nurses' responses to certain specific skills or attitudes; especially at the basic care level. However, this level hides a certain number of areas in which nurses do not feel particularly competent, in particular the relational side with the patient.
Conclusions
The quality of life of cancer patients at the end of their life is linked to early palliative care, quality nursing, comfort and support care as well as the support of their loved ones. Therefore, it is necessary to dig deeper and establish more intrinsic and more relevant questions in order to improve the competence of palliative care nurses.
Clinical trial identification
Editorial acknowledgement
Legal entity responsible for the study
Habib Bourguiba local committee.
Funding
Has not received any funding.
Disclosure
All authors have declared no conflicts of interest.