Background: Palliative care education and experience are essential to student competence in delivering high-quality
palliative nursing care. Simulation has been linked to acquire clinical competency among student’s performance during endof-life simulations. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of palliative care education on pediatric nursing student’s
performance regarding care of children with cancer: An end-of-life simulation. Study design was quasi-experimental with pre
/ post-intervention (Study group and Control group) Sample: Systematic random sample of 226 pediatric nursing students
from Pediatric Nursing Department. Tool (1): A structured interviewing questionnaire sheet: It included three parts: Part
(I): Concerned with personal characteristics of the studied students. Part (II): Pediatric nursing student's knowledge. Part
(III): Palliative care knowledge quiz examination. Tool (2): Likert scale: Attitude of pediatric nursing students toward
palliative care for children with cancer. Tool (3): An observational checklists: used to assess student's practices regarding
care of children in end life stage. Tool (4): Acceptability Scale for student nurse palliative care simulation. Result: There
are a highly statistically significant difference (P-value |
