Communication During Palliative Care and End of Life

Abstract

Enhancing nurse communication skills during EOL requires opportunities to gain experience coupled with clinical strategies, such as standardized curricula, simulation, competency-based orientation programs, mentorship, and peer support.

Using web-based training to optimize pediatric palliative care knowledge transfer

“…This web-based PPC training program could affect nursing practices and training at the institution in several ways. In addition to meeting training needs, the project could reduce anxiety related to PPC (Mullen et al, 2015), facilitate communication in palliative care (Montgomery et al, 2017), and contribute to emotional management (Roberts & Boyle, 2005) while ensuring quality palliative care. Web-based training seems to be a concrete tool for ensuring the transfer of theoretical knowledge to clinical practice (Sinclair et al, 2015) while allowing for the development of an evidence-based professional practice.…”

“…Although the majority of patients receiving palliative care are adults, more than 4,000 children in Canada have an incurable disease for which they will require quality palliative care (Widger, Cadell, Davies, Siden, & Steele, 2012). However, a number of studies carried out with nurses have revealed that they experience anxiety with regard to the pediatric palliative care (PPC) they deliver (Mullen, Reynolds, & Larson, 2015) and difficulties communicating with families of patients (Montgomery et al, 2017), as well as managing their emotions when they attend to a child who is at the end of life (Roberts & Boyle, 2005). Based on the first hypothesis suggested by Contro et al (2004), such behaviour can be explained by a lack of knowledge regarding PPC.…”

Optimisation du transfert des connaissances en soins palliatifs pédiatriques : utilisation d’une formation web

“…Bien que la majorité des soins palliatifs s'adresse à une clientèle adulte, il n'en reste pas moins que plus de 4 000 enfants au Canada vivent avec une maladie incurable et ont besoin de soins palliatifs de qualité (Widger, Cadell, Davies, Siden et Steele, 2012). Cependant, des études réalisées auprès d'infirmières soulignent que celles-ci éprouvent de l'anxiété quant à la prestation de soins palliatifs pédiatriques (SPP) (Mullen, Reynolds et Larson, 2015), des difficultés à communiquer avec les familles (Montgomery et al, 2017) ainsi que des difficultés à gérer leurs émotions lors des soins de fin de vie pour un enfant (Roberts et Boyle, 2005). Selon l'hypothèse première de Contro et collaborateurs (2004), ces comportements s'expliqueraient par le manque de connaissances des infirmières en ce qui a trait aux SPP.…”

Student participants’ free comments after a short-term session of augmentative and alternative communication for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

“…Communication is fundamental and essential, not only for patients but also for healthcare professionals, for patients' participation in society, making decisions and achieving symptom relief [2,8,9]. Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) has been used as a support for patients with communication difficulties [10].…”