Undergraduate Nursing Education and End-of-Life Simulation: A Scoping Review

Caring for a dying patient is an important skill for nurses, as it occurs across all age spectrum and specializations. Of all patients dying in Australian hospitals, 34.4% were receiving palliative care (Stubbs,  Assareh, Achat,& Jalaludin, 2019). Nurses spend more time with patients at end-of-life compared to other health professionals; they are often the ones who provide essential care such as hygiene, pressure area care, pain relief and communicating with families (Waller  et al., 2020). Therefore, it is paramount nurses are armed with the knowledge and skills to support a dignified death.
Source: Clinical Simulation in Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Review Article Source Type: research