Table 4.
Unifying category: Development needs and views of palliative care education
| Main category | Category | Subcategory |
|---|---|---|
| The need to develop palliative care education (f = 414) | More palliative care education in general (f = 270) |
More palliative care education (f = 175) More resources to palliative care education (f = 36) Palliative care education should be more extensive (f = 28) Obligatory course available to all students (f = 16) Clear need to develop the education (f = 11) Palliative care education should be provided to all students (f = 4) |
| More comprehensive and coherent education (f = 109) |
Palliative care education as an own course (f = 67) Palliative care should include deep learning (f = 15) Comprehensive education of all aspects of palliative care (f = 15) More possibilities to complete elective studies (f = 7) Diverse teaching of palliative care (f = 5) |
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| Integrate palliative care clinical practice into the studies (f = 35) |
Palliative care integrated into clinical practice (f = 20) Clinical practice in palliative care settings (f = 8) Possibility to care for palliative care patients (f = 7) |
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| Meaning of palliative care and its education (f = 110) | Importance of palliative care education (f = 55) |
Palliative care is an important topic (f = 40) Palliative care education should be an essential part of nursing education (f = 5) Palliative care should be one of the most important topics in education (f = 5) Palliative care is a broad topic (f = 5) |
| The meaning of palliative care (f = 33) |
Palliative care will be required regardless of the workplace (f = 12) Palliative care affects different patient groups (f = 6) Just one chance to succeed (f = 5) Palliative care is a multidimensional issue (f = 4) Palliative care deserves attention (f = 3) Palliative care is a valuable type of care (f = 3) |
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| The importance of palliative care in the nursing profession (f = 22) |
Palliative care is a pivotal part of nursing (f = 11) Every nurse should have basic competences in palliative care (f = 9) Palliative care competences build professional growth (f = 2) |
f, number of codes (reduced expressions) included in the categories