Nurses’ ability to assess and manage dyspnea in advanced cancer patients
Keywords:
advanced cancer, dyspnea, nurses’ ability, symptom assessment, symptom managementAbstract
This descriptive research aimed to study nurses’ perceived ability to assess and manage dyspnea in advanced cancer patients and to compare nurses’ ability to assess and manage dyspnea according to their personal factors. The sample consisted of 85 professional nurses who cared for hospitalized cancer patients in Chulabhorn Hospital. Personal data record forms and nurses’ perceived ability to assess and manage symptom in advanced cancer patient questionnaires were used in data collection. Data were collected during August to September 2019 and were analysed using descriptive statistics, independent t-test / Mann-Whiney U test and One way ANOVA / Kruskal Wallis.
The results revealed that nurses perceived their knowledge, practice abilities and overall abilities to assess and manage dyspnea in advanced cancer patients at the moderate levels. Nurses who graduated master degree perceived their ability higher than those who graduated bachelor degree. However, training, experience caring for cancer patients, experience assessing and managing dyspnea, availability of an assessment tool and a clinical practice guideline for assessment and management dyspnea did not affect ability to assess and manage dyspnea in advanced cancer patients.
The study recommends the training courses for developing nurses’ ability in dyspnea assessment and management, and a practice guideline for assessment and management of dyspnea in advanced cancer patients.
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