Palliative Care Training For Professional Caregivers
Bhujel, Nisha; Yadav, Rupesh; Puri, Susmita (2025)
2025
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202505089993
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202505089993
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The purpose of this project thesis was to organize one day training on topic “Palliative care for professional caregivers”. And the objective was to strengthen the knowledge, attitude and practice related to palliative care by raising awareness through this training. The training program was conducted by SAMK bachelor’s in nursing student in Mainiokoti Akseli Care Home in Pori, Finland. The project was structured under Waterfall methodology, for planning, implementation, and evaluation. Key steps involved during this project included needs assessment, the development of training content, and the execution of the training program. The training program had three major sessions starting with introduction and pre-test, main training content and closing and post-test session.
Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected through pre-post-tests and group discussion methods to evaluate the effectiveness of the training program by assessing participants' experiences and perceptions. The evaluation methods of this this project showed there was a positive improvement in knowledge and perception, as reflected in the average test scores, which increased from 50% before the training to 96% after. Qualitative evaluation also revealed positive feedback, highlighting a better understanding of ethical considerations, communication strategies, and symptom management in palliative care. There were some challenges and limitation such as time bound and limited resource however it was address by teamwork and effective communication and co-ordination.
In a nutshell, the training program was successful fulfilled by knowledge gaps and improving the competencies on palliative care among participant of in Mainiokoti Akseli Care Home. This project played a crucial role in development of academic as well as professional skill such as systematic literature search and review, training content development, documentation, report writing and project evaluation from these skills will assist future career in nursing field involving roles such as trainer, researcher, public health nursing and project manager.
Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected through pre-post-tests and group discussion methods to evaluate the effectiveness of the training program by assessing participants' experiences and perceptions. The evaluation methods of this this project showed there was a positive improvement in knowledge and perception, as reflected in the average test scores, which increased from 50% before the training to 96% after. Qualitative evaluation also revealed positive feedback, highlighting a better understanding of ethical considerations, communication strategies, and symptom management in palliative care. There were some challenges and limitation such as time bound and limited resource however it was address by teamwork and effective communication and co-ordination.
In a nutshell, the training program was successful fulfilled by knowledge gaps and improving the competencies on palliative care among participant of in Mainiokoti Akseli Care Home. This project played a crucial role in development of academic as well as professional skill such as systematic literature search and review, training content development, documentation, report writing and project evaluation from these skills will assist future career in nursing field involving roles such as trainer, researcher, public health nursing and project manager.