P-206 Long term impact of a short course in essentials of palliative care

Abstract

underpinned the narratives. Nurses struggled with not being able to care for patients and their families in a way that they were used to and that felt intuitive and many described personal as well as professional affront. Conclusions Restrictions had a considerable impact on palliative care nurses at a professional and personal level in their ability to communicate with and provide care for patients and their families which led to moral distress and injury. How they managed this and made sense of what happened affected their capacity to cope, with those unable to reconcile their experiences being profoundly impacted and losing hope for the future.