RESUMO
A required 16 hour hospice clinical rotation was developed as part of a medical student family practice clerkship. The effect of the hospice rotation on student beliefs and attitudes towards the care of dying patients was measured by pre- and post-test questionnaires using a Likert scale. Sixty-five completed pre- and post-tests were analyzed using a paired t-test. It was determined that there were statistically significant changes in responses to 15 of 23 items. The rotation positively affected student attitudes about hospice care, student attitudes about a hospice rotation, and beliefs concerning palliative care. The authors believe that qualified hospice programs can, and should, serve an active role in teaching medical students about the physical and psychosocial aspects of caring for the dying.
Assuntos
Estágio Clínico/normas , Medicina de Família e Comunidade/educação , Hospitais para Doentes Terminais/organização & administração , Atitude , Educação de Graduação em Medicina/normas , Estudos de Avaliação como Assunto , Humanos , Estudantes de Medicina/psicologia , TexasRESUMO
A Delphi survey of 16 national experts in hospice nursing was conducted to address which subject areas were the most important to include in a certification course for hospice nurses. The three-round survey elicited 70 subject areas which were ranked in order of importance according to the group opinion of the panel of experts. The means, average deviations, standard deviations, and variances for each rank were calculated. The panel showed a high degree of consensus and there was little change in ranking after the second round. The survey produced results that should be of interest to organizations concerned with developing certification courses and examination procedures for hospice nurses.
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Certificação , Currículo , Educação Continuada em Enfermagem/organização & administração , Hospitais para Doentes Terminais , Adulto , Técnica Delphi , Feminino , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Pesquisa em Educação em Enfermagem , Estados Unidos , Recursos HumanosRESUMO
A Delphi survey of 16 national experts in hospice nursing was conducted to address the question of which organizational factors should be considered when developing a certification program for hospice nurses. The three-round survey elicited many factors to consider which were arranged by category and ranked in order of importance according to the group opinion of the panel. The means, average deviations, standard deviations, and variances for each factor were calculated. The panel showed a high degree of consensus and there was little change in ranking after the second round. The survey produced results that should be of interest to organizations concerned with developing a certification program for hospice nurses.