Date of Conferral

12-11-2024

Degree

Ph.D.

School

Nursing

Advisor

Leslie Hussey

Abstract

Palliative care is comfort care measure that compliments care of the chronically ill patient involving the mind, body, and soul and is recognized as part of the solid tumor oncology patient treatment plan. Solid tumor nurses often lack knowledge of palliative care regarding awareness in pain management, disease symptom management, and crucial conversations regarding goals of care which may result in costly, and poor quality healthcare. The purpose of this quantitative, one group pretest/posttest study, guided by the humanistic nursing theory, was to determine (a) what effect a palliative care online module has on the understanding of palliative care options in solid tumor oncology nursing care, and (b) what effect an online palliative care module has on a solid tumor oncology nurse’s recognition of palliative care options in solid tumor oncology nursing care. The Palliative Care Quiz for Nurses, a self-directed online module, was completed by 67 solid tumor oncology nurses. Data were analyzed using a dependent samples t test, which revealed a statistically significant difference in understanding of palliative care options (p < .001) with an effect size of d = .486, and a statistically significant difference in solid tumor oncology nurses’ recognition of palliative care options (p < .001) with effect size of d = .486. Future qualitative and mixed methods studies should be conducted which could provide information for better understanding of what knowledge solid tumor nurses need to understand palliative care. Having more solid tumor nurses with specialized knowledge of palliative care could lead to improved quality of solid tumor oncology patient care and patient outcomes which may affect positive social change.

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