@misc{10481/66438,
year = {2020},
month = {11},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/66438},
abstract = {Background and objectives: Palliative care (PC) prevents and alleviates patients´ su ering
to improve their quality of life in their last days. In recent years, there has been an increase in
visits to the emergency services (ES) by patients who may need this type of care. The aims were to
describe the training and capacitation of nurses from ES in PC. Accordingly, a systematic review was
performed. Materials and Methods: Medline, Scopus, and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied
Health Literature (CINAHL) databases were used. The search equation was “Palliative care and
nursing care and emergency room”. A total of 12 studies were selected. Results: The studies agree on
the need for training professionals in PC to provide a higher quality care, better identification of patient
needs and to avoid unnecessary invasive processes. Similarly, the implementation of a collaborative
model between ES and PC, the existence of a PC specialized team in the ES or proper palliative care
at home correspond to a decrease in emergency visits, a lower number of hospitalizations or days
admitted, and a decrease in hospital deaths. Conclusions: The development of PC in the di erent
areas of patient care is necessary. Better palliative care leads to a lower frequency of ES by terminal
patients, which has a positive impact on their quality of life. Access to PC from the emergency unit
should be one of the priority health objectives due to increment in the aged population susceptible to
this type of care.},
publisher = {Mdpi},
keywords = {Emergencies},
keywords = {Meta-analysis},
keywords = {Nursing Care},
keywords = {Palliative care},
keywords = {Terminal illness},
title = {Nurses Training and Capacitation for Palliative Care in Emergency Units: A Systematic Review},
doi = {10.3390/medicina56120648},
author = {Ortega Romero, Sonia and Velando Soriano, Almudena and Romero Béjar, José Luis and Vargas Román, Keyla and Albendín García, Luis and Suleiman Martos, Nora and Cañadas De La Fuente, Guillermo Arturo},
}