Author(s)

Zhenjun Niu, Hong Zhou^*

Department of Medicine, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China.

Objective: To understand the status of cognition of palliative nursing among nursing students at different levels, and provide a basis for palliative nursing education. Methods: 268 nursing students from different levels were investigated by the palliative nursing cognition questionnaire and Chinese version of palliative nursing knowledge questionnaire (PCQN). Results: Students with clinical probation and from non single parent family normally have higher knowledge scores than those without clinical probation and from single parent families (p < 0.05); statistical differences were observed in seven aspects of palliative care (p < 0.05); the undergraduates have higher scores, compared to students of junior college and secondary school in dimension two and total score (p < 0.05); the factors include the experience of probation and the grade getting from internship hospital. Conclusion: It’s important for schools and hospitals to strengthen the theory teaching of palliative nursing, combine clinical practice with the theory education closely and improve the teaching level of teachers, which are aimed to promote the rapid development of palliative care.

Nursing Students, Palliative Nursing, Cognition

Niu, Z. and Zhou, H. (2018) The Cognition of Palliative Nursing among Nursing Students at Different Levels after Clinical Practice: A Survey Study. Yangtze Medicine, 2, 73-81. doi: 10.4236/ym.2018.22008.