A Delphi Study on Development of Measuring Tool for Terminal Care Performance

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to create a scale to measure the level of terminal care performance in hospital nurses in order to provide adequate terminal care. The data were collected during the first and second rounds of the survey, and the selected samples were 12 and 16 nurses with more than three years of clinical experience, respectively. This is a Delphi research study in which a panel of experts reviewed the findings and reached a consensus. The developed scale for degree of terminal care performance consists of 46 items, 15 for care before dying, 17 for care during dying, and 14 for care after dying. The findings of this study are expected to be used in the development of a terminal care education program that improves actual job satisfaction of hospital nurses by reducing their burden from terminal care and allowing them to provide terminal care appropriate for the patient's situation.