There are some palliative care competence measurement tools (self-efficacy for palliative care tool)

What does death competence mean?

@ Béatrice Marianne

Dear Béatrice Marianne,

thank you for sending this interesting article. Following Gamino and Ritter (2009) the construct of Death Competence describes specialized skills in tolerating and managing a patient’s problems related to dying, death and bereavement. It includes coping with suffering, with death anxiety and existential distress.

And I am searching for an assessment-tool to evaluate these competences in nurses.

Best wishes

angelika

dear Angelika,

Thank you. After reading the paper I understand a bit more.

With all good wishes

Béatrice

My colleagues and I in Australia are developing a Death Literacy Index based on the public health palliative care approach.

Article Developing death literacy

@ Kerrie,

Thank you very much for sending your interesting article about Death Literacy

Best regards

angelika

@ Piret: Herzlichen Dank, das sieht wirklich interessant aus!

Mit vielen Grüßen in die PMU

angelika