Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Nurses Knowledge and Attitude Toward Neonatal Palliative Care: Review of the Literature

Abstract

Aim: To review studies regarding neonatal nurses' knowledge and attitude toward neonatal palliative care (NPC). Method: The researchers searched internet sources such as Google Scholar for NPC, Nurses, Knowledge, Attitude, and Educational Intervention. Results: Subheadings identified in the literature review were Nurses Knowledge toward NPC in NICU, Nurses Attitude toward NPC in NICU, correlation between Knowledge and Attitude toward NPC in NICU, The Effect of Educational program on Nurses Knowledge and Attitude toward NPC in NICU, and the Predictors of Knowledge and Attitude toward NPC among Nurses in NICU and Barriers to NPC provision and improvement. Conclusion: There are few studies from different nations regarding NPC found nurses have an inadequate knowledge of NPC, which also reflects their attitude.

Plain Language Summary

Objective: To review studies regarding neonatal nurses' information and behavior toward end-of-life care. Method: The researcher searched internet sources such as Google Scholar, PubMed, Medline, and ResearchGate for end of life, Nurses, Information, Behavior, And Educational Program. Results: Subheadings identified in the literature review were nurses information toward end of life care in neonate care unit, nurses attitude toward end of life in neonate care unit, correlation between knowledge and attitude toward end of life in neonate care unit, the effect of educational program on nurses information and behavior toward end of life in neonate care and the predictors of information and behavior toward end of life among nurses in neonate and barriers to end of life. Conclusion: There are few studies from different nations regarding end of life found nurses have an inadequate information of end of life, which also reflects their behaviors.

Keywords:

• attitude
• knowledge
• NPC
• nurse

Author contributions

S Abuhammad performed extraction, analysis and manuscript preparation. M Elayyan and H Ababneh performed data extraction manuscript editing and review.

Financial & competing interests disclosure

The study was funded by the Deanship of Research, Jordan University of Science and Technology Grant (386-2021). The authors have no other relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript apart from those disclosed.

No writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript.