ArticleHeliyon2023
Implementation and evaluation of an end-of-life care education program for oncology nurses working in medical-surgical wards: A quasi-experimental study.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.
- Structural and Organizational Dimensions of Compassion Fatigue in Pediatric Oncology Nursing: A Qualitative Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
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- The impact of nursing care and difficulties training given to nurses on dying cancer patient on quality of care and difficulties: a randomized controlled study.BMC nursing · 2026Article
- The Impacts of End-of-Life Care Stress, Perception of a Good Death, and Emotional Intelligence on End-of-Life Care Performance Among Public Hospital Nurses.Journal of nursing management · 2026Article
- End-of-Life Care Stress, Attitudes Toward End-of-Life Care, and End-of-Life Care Performance as Predictors of Job Satisfaction Among Nurses Working in Hospitals in South Korea.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Core components of end-of-life care in nursing education programs: a scoping review.BMC palliative care · 2024Article
- The impact of job stress on perceived professional benefits among Chinese nurses caring for patients with gynecological cancer: mediating effects of perceived social support and self-efficacy.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: The issue of a good death for cancer patients is becoming more prevalent. Hence, nurses' end-of-life work performance and stress levels in medical-surgical wards can significantly impact the quality of life of cancer patients and their caregivers. This study aimed to develop an end-of-life care education program for nurses taking care of cancer patients in medical-surgical ward and verify the program's preliminary effect. Method: Quasi-experimental research using a one-group pretest-posttest design was carried out for this study. The end-of-life care manual for nurses in general wards were developed through expert validation. Initial in-person and follow-on online self-education sessions were conducted based on the end-of-life care manual. A total of 70 nurses participated in the end-of-life care education program. End-of-life care stress and end-of-life care performance were measured as preliminary program effects. An online survey was conducted before the initial in-person education and after the follow-up online education. Results: The end-of-life care education program effectively improved general ward nurses' end-of-life care performance. This performance was improved in the physical and psychological domains. However, this program did not improve the nurses' performance in end-of-life care in the spiritual domain. Furthermore, it did not effectively reduce the stress on end-of-life care, indicating that improvements should be made. Conclusions: The improvement of effective end-of-life care education programs for nurses caring for cancer patients in general wards is required. Most importantly, efforts at the hospital organization level are necessary to reduce the stress of end-of-life care by improving the working environment. Additionally, it is necessary to conduct preemptive tailored intervention programs for nurses, such as a resilience improvement program.
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