In recent times, palliative care nursing has caught the attention of nurse researchers\nin Africa as more individuals are being diagnosed with chronic diseases\nof the aged like cancer, cardiac and cerebrovascular conditions. This\nstudy examined the influence of knowledge and attitude on the practice of\npalliative care among practicing nurses in eastern part of Nigeria. A descriptive\ncross-sectional research design was used for the study. The population of\nthe study is all registered, licensed and practicing nurses working in the\nnamed public and private hospitals where palliative care is supposedly well\nestablished. Proportionate sampling technique was used to select 289 respondents.\nThree commercial instruments that were modified were used for data\ncollection. Level of significance was set at 5%. The study was conducted from\nOctober 2018 to June 2019. Results revealed that 52.7% of the respondents\nhad satisfactory practice of palliative care, 73.7% of the respondents had adequate\nknowledge of palliative care (mean 2.64 (1.06) and 77.5% of the respondents\nhad positive attitude towards palliative care (Mean 2.81 (1.14)).\nThere was also a significant weak positive association between nursesâ?? educational\nlevel and their knowledge of palliative care with an effect size of 21.9%..............
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