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Volume 10
Journal of Carcinogenesis & Mutagenesis: Open Access
Asia Pacific Oncologists & Hospice 2019
May 13-14, 2019
May 13-14, 2019 Singapore
Annual Meeting on
Asia Pacific Oncologists, Hospice and Palliative Care
J Carcinog Mutagen 2019, Volume 10
DOI: 10.4172/2157-2518-C1-006
Knowledge, skills and attitudes among KMTC nurse lecturer’s on palliative care
Catherine Mwaura
Country: Kenya
Aim:
To study aims to assess the knowledge, skills and attitude among nurse lecturer’s on palliative care, to determine the
lecturer’s knowledge on palliative care. Identify the lecturer’s attitude on palliative care, establish the type of palliative care
training the lecturers have received and to assess the factors influencing eye care utilization in Murang’a level five hospital eye
unit.
Method:
This is a cross-sectional quantitative study at Kenya Medical Training College (Nairobi, Muranga & Thika) with
lecturer’s knowledge, attitude and skills on palliative care. 54% felt PC is important in caring for terminally ill, while out
of 58 only 17 (29%) had training related to PC. Out of 17 lecturers 12 (70%) had undertaken a five (5) day course on pain
management. One (1) 6% had a degree in PC while 4(24%) had a higher diploma in PC. There is a knowledge gap among
the nurse lecturers on PC concepts while their attitude towards PC is favorable. On the types of training received the study
concludes that there is a big gap in the training of lecturers on PC as the majority has only undertaken a five day course on
pain management.
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