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http://dx.doi.org/10.14475/kjhpc.2015.18.4.276

The Effect of Suffering Experience, Empathy Ability, Caring Behaviors on Terminal Care Performance of Clinical Nurses  

Jo, Kae Hwa (College of Nursing, Catholic University of Daegu)
Park, Ae Ran (Graduate School, Catholic University of Daegu)
Lee, Jin Ju (Graduate School, Catholic University of Daegu)
Choi, Su Jung (Graduate School, Catholic University of Daegu)
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Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care / v.18, no.4, 2015 , pp. 276-284 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: This study was performed to identify factors affecting terminal care performance of clinical nurses. Methods: The participants in this study were 175 nurses working in hospitals in Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province. Data were collected using a self-reported questionnaire and were analyzed with the IBM SPSS WIN 19.0 program. Results: Nurses' terminal care performance was significantly related with suffering experience, empathy ability and caring behaviors. Significant predictors for terminal care performance were their department, empathy ability and caring behaviors. These factors explained 43.52% of the variance in terminal care performance of clinical nurses. Conclusion: Our study results suggest that terminal care performance of clinical nurses can be strengthened by improving empathy ability and caring behaviors.
Keywords
Terminal care; Nurses; Empathy; Nursing care;
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