Participants’ characteristics (N = 228).

Aim and objectives
This study aimed to explore the levels of knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward palliative care (PC) among nurses working with patients diagnosed with cancer in Jordan.
Background
PC is a growing specialty in healthcare and nursing in Jordan with an increased need to expand its scope, develop policies to govern it, and increase the awareness of its importance especially for patients diagnosed with cancer.
Design
Cross sectional design was used in the current study.
Methods
Using an online self-report questionnaire data was collected from 228 nurses working at four hospitals in Amman. The four hospitals were from three different healthcare sectors: one public, one educational, and two private hospitals. A convenience sampling method was employed.
Results
Results showed a low level of PC knowledge (M = 8.8), a moderate level of attitudes (M = 80.9) toward dying patients, and a moderate level of PC practices (M = 52.7). Differences in PC knowledge, attitudes, and practices were found in regard to nurses’ gender, level of education, PC training, years of experience, and working sector. Significant correlations were found between PC practices with both PC knowledge and attitudes toward dying patients. No significant relationship between PC knowledge and attitudes toward dying patients.
Conclusion
Low level of PC knowledge and moderate level of attitudes toward dying patients. Differences in PC knowledge, attitudes, and practices were found in regard to some participants’ demographics.

研究目标
本研究旨在探究约旦照料癌症确诊患者的护士对姑息治疗（Palliative Care, PC）的知识、态度与实践水平。
研究背景
姑息治疗是约旦医疗与护理领域中日益发展的专科方向，当前亟需拓展其服务范畴、制定规范其发展的相关政策，并提升公众对其重要性的认知，尤其针对癌症确诊患者群体。
研究设计
本研究采用横断面调查设计。
研究方法
本研究通过线上自填式问卷，向安曼四家医院的228名护士收集研究数据。这四家医院涵盖三类不同医疗体系：1家公立医院、1家教学医院及2家私立医院，研究采用便利抽样法。
研究结果
结果显示，护士对姑息治疗的知识掌握水平偏低（均值M=8.8），对临终患者的态度处于中等水平（均值M=80.9），姑息治疗实践水平亦为中等（均值M=52.7）。不同性别、学历层次、是否接受过姑息治疗培训、从业年限以及供职医疗体系的护士，在姑息治疗知识、态度与实践水平上均存在显著差异。研究发现，护士的姑息治疗实践水平与其姑息治疗知识水平、临终患者态度均呈显著相关；而姑息治疗知识水平与临终患者态度之间未发现显著关联。
研究结论
护士对姑息治疗的知识掌握水平偏低，对临终患者的态度处于中等水平；部分人口统计学特征不同的护士，在姑息治疗知识、态度与实践水平上存在显著差异。