Assessment of Attitude and Knowledge Towards the End- Of-Life Care Amongst Nurses Working at Kigali University Teaching Hospital, Rwanda

Assessment of Attitude and Knowledge Towards the End- Of-Life Care Amongst Nurses Working at Kigali University Teaching Hospital, Rwanda

BACKGROUND: To provide quality end of life care, nurses must have a good level of knowledge and an appropriate attitude towards palliative care (PC). PC is conventionally regarded as the care of a moribund patient. The scope of PC now also covers patients suffering from a chronic disease. At Kigali...

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Main Authors:	A. Kanyamuhunga, A. Uwamaliya, J. Unyuzumutima
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC)/Rwanda Health Communication Center 2021-09-01
Series:	Rwanda Medical Journal
Subjects:	attitude knowledge nurses palliative care terminal care
Online Access:	https://www.rwandamedicaljournal.org/uploads/1/2/2/1/122149944/op.20.19.pdf

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