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Caractéristiques Et Qualité Des Ressources Éducatives Libres En Soins Palliatifs Et De Fin De Vie : Une Revue Intégrative, Marie-Violaine Dubé Ponte, Ariane Plaisance, Diane Tapp, Romane Couvrette, Marie-Claude Laferrière

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Résumé

Contexte. Les soins palliatifs et de fin de vie (SPFV) visent à soulager la douleur, apaiser la souffrance et à préserver la dignité des personnes présentant un pronostic réservé. À l'échelle mondiale, seulement 14 % des personnes qui en ont besoin bénéficient de SPFV. Pour offrir des SPFV de qualité, les professionnel(le)s de la santé et des services sociaux doivent détenir des connaissances à jour. Les ressources éducatives libres (REL) ont le potentiel d’augmenter et de maintenir les connaissances. Il s’agit de matériel d’enseignement, d’apprentissage ou de recherche disponible en ligne, dont le contenu est protégé par une licence …

Interprofessional Collaboration Competencies Of Nursing Students, Nurse Practitioner Students, And Paramedics In A Simulated Palliative Home Care Setting: A Pilot Study, Caroline Gibbons, Véronique Landry, Stéphanie Boudreau

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Background: Post-secondary institutions do not adequately prepare future professionals to provide quality palliative care. Furthermore, the competencies necessary for interprofessional collaborative practice in home-based palliative care are poorly described in the scientific literature. A palliative care simulation involving standardized patients and paramedics would be a strategy to educate nursing students and nurse practitioner students who have little opportunity to experience interprofessional collaborative palliative care in the home.

Objective: Describe the interprofessional competencies of nursing students, nurse practitioner students, and paramedics during a home-based palliative care simulation according to a National Competency Framework.

Method: This pilot study is qualitative descriptive. Six …

Canadian Nursing Students’ Understanding, And Comfort Levels Related To Medical Assistance In Dying, Shelley E. Canning Dr., Christine Drew

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Background: Recent legislation regarding medical assistance in dying (MAiD) has important implications for nursing practice and education. It follows that Canadian nursing programmes must integrate theoretical and clinical practice related to MAiD in current curricula. Understanding student knowledge and comfort regarding MAiD provides important direction for developing curricula.

Purpose: To explore the understanding and comfort levels of BSN students regarding MAiD.

Methods: An applied health research methodology drawing on Interpretive Description was employed. Forty BSN students were surveyed before receiving MAiD education delivered through coursework and clinical experiences; 32 students participated in post intervention surveys; six students participated in individual …