No. | Question | % | SA F | A f | D F | SD f | Mean | SD | Interpret |
8 | Palliative care is only provided to patients who have no curative treatment? |
| 142 | 91 | 29 | 27 | 3.20 | 0.96 | Adequate |
9 | Palliative care is only appropriate in situations of deterioration in conditions. |
| 44 | 15 | 142 | 88 | 2.05 | 0.98 | Inadequate |
10 | Method of Pain management in Palliative care is not determined by severity of pain. |
| 35 | 61 | 148 | 45 | 2.70 | 0.87 | Adequate |
11 | Adjuvant therapies are important in managing pain. |
| 112 | 61 | 67 | 49 | 2.81 | 1.12 | Adequate |
12 | Drug addiction is a major problem when morphine is used on a long-term basis. |
| 131 | 44 | 54 | 60 | 2.85 | 1.20 | Adequate |
13 | The provision of palliative care requires emotional detachment. |
| 90 | 39 | 72 | 88 | 2.45 | 1.21 | Inadequate |
†14 | During the terminal stages of an illness, drugs cause respiratory depression is appropriate for severe dyspnoea. |
| 72 | 70 | 102 | 45 | 2.41 | 1.02 | Inadequate |
15 | The philosophy of palliative care is compatible with aggressive treatment. |
| 67 | 57 | 96 | 69 | 2.42 | 1.09 | Inadequate |
16 | The use of placebos is appropriate in the treatment of some types of pain. |
| 70 | 56 | 125 | 38 | 2.45 | 0.99 | Inadequate |
17 | Morphine instead of Pethidine is the standard used to compare the analgesic effect of other analgesics. |
| 55 | 67 | 90 | 77 | 2.65 | 1.06 | Adequate |
18 | The accumulation of losses renders burnout Inevitable. |
| 51 | 58 | 114 | 66 | 2.32 | 1.01 | Inadequate |
19 | Manifestations of chronic pain are different from those of acute pain. |
| 118 | 51 | 75 | 45 | 2.83 | 1.12 | Adequate |
20 | Terminally ill patients have the right to choose “Do not resuscitate” (DNR). |
| 122 | 111 | 13 | 43 | 3.07 | 1.02 | Adequate |
21 | It is not very crucial for family members to remain at bedside until death occurs. |
| 114 | 65 | 35 | 75 | 2.75 | 1.22 | Adequate |
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| 2.64 | 1.06 | Adequate |
| Adequate Knowledge of palliative care | 73.7 |
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| Inadequate Knowledge of palliative care | 26.3 |
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