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المستخلص
Background: The integration of palliative care practices and principles are highly required especially for cancer patients with advanced incurable disease. The need for palliative care is greater than ever before. Nurses have integral roles in palliative care by; identifying symptoms, providing coordinated care and assuring clear communication. Aim of the study: to assess nurses{u2019} knowledge and practices of palliative care among cancer patients. Sample: A sample of convenience including thirty male and female nurses who are working in the Intensive Care Unit. Research Design: A descriptive/exploratory research design was utilized in the current study. Setting: This study was conducted at the National Cancer Institute, Cairo University. Tools: Two tools were developed by the researcher and utilized to collect data pertinent to the study; A structured knowledge assessment questionnaire, and performance observational checklist. Included nurses were interviewed to fill out the knowledge assessment questionnaire then each nurse was observed in three different occasions using nurses’ observational checklist. Results: Around half of the studied samples were at the age group of 18-25, with a mean age of 26.53 + SD= 6.29, married, graduated from technical nursing institute and most commonly had years of experience ranged from 5 to <10 years. Concerning knowledge, and practice the current study revealed that the studied nurses had unsatisfactory knowledge as well as practice level, with mean scores of 26.53 + SD= 613.28, and 51.09 + SD =9.17 respectively. A positive correlation was found between years of experience and age (r = 0.893,at p < 0.000); years of experience and total practice scores (0.437, at p< 0.016); general knowledge scores and knowledge about physical symptoms requiring palliative care (r= 0.389, at p<0.033); knowledge about physical symptoms and psychological symptoms requiring palliative care and total knowledge scores (r = 0.683 at p< 0.000;r=0.949,at p< 0.000); knowledge about psychological symptoms requiring palliative care and total knowledge scores (r=0.788,at p<0.000) respectively