Abstract

OSES ZUBIRI, María; CASAS FERNANDEZ DE TEJERINA, Juan Manuel  and  SEGUEL PALMA, Fredy. Nursing competences at the end of life among a group of Spanish and Chilean nurses. Ene. [online]. 2020, vol.14, n.2, 14212.  Epub Jan 25, 2021. ISSN 1988-348X.

Assessing nursing skills in end-of-life care allows us to perceive the level of care provided and improve quality of care.

Cross-sectional observational study, which uses the FATCOD-S scale in a sample of nurses from Navarre (Spain) and Los Ríos (Chile).

Chilean nurses obtained a better score on the scale, compared to Spanish. Differences were found according to age, cultural and religious backgrounds, training and previous experiences of death. In this context, it is necessary to influence aspects related with communication, decision-making and emotion management, to favour the satisfaction of terminal care.

Keywords : attitudes at the end of life; terminal care; clinical competence; cultural competence; nursing care.

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