Nursing students perceptions of death and dying: A descriptive quantitative study.
Death
Dying
Nursing education
Journal
Nurse education today
ISSN: 1532-2793
Titre abrégé: Nurse Educ Today
Pays: Scotland
ID NLM: 8511379
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Sep 2021
Sep 2021
Historique:
received:
30
05
2020
revised:
10
05
2021
accepted:
24
05
2021
pubmed:
8
6
2021
medline:
28
7
2021
entrez:
7
6
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Nurses are frequently present during the dying process as a support for the dying person and the family. Experiencing death in this capacity can cause emotional and psychological stress to the nursing staff as they work to help others. Nursing students as the upcoming generation of nurses, need the knowledge and self-awareness to support others through these often traumatic events. Many students may not have experience with death or dying and when combined with lack of knowledge will be a great barrier once students graduate. The purpose of this study is to determine how sophomore, junior, and senior undergraduate nursing students enrolled in one University setting perceive the concept of death and dying. A descriptive quantitative study was designed to explore the various perceptions that sophomore, junior, and senior nursing students have about death and dying. The Frommelt Attitudes Toward Care of the Dying scale showed students have a positive attitude toward caring for dying patients. The Death Attitudes Profile-Revised scale indicated the presence of all profiles, though most students identified with Neutral Acceptance profile. Nursing students often fear caring for clients with death or dying. Additional targeted education along with end of life care simulations can improve students improve their attitudes and beliefs to better care for patients.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Nurses are frequently present during the dying process as a support for the dying person and the family. Experiencing death in this capacity can cause emotional and psychological stress to the nursing staff as they work to help others. Nursing students as the upcoming generation of nurses, need the knowledge and self-awareness to support others through these often traumatic events. Many students may not have experience with death or dying and when combined with lack of knowledge will be a great barrier once students graduate.
OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study is to determine how sophomore, junior, and senior undergraduate nursing students enrolled in one University setting perceive the concept of death and dying.
DESIGN
METHODS
A descriptive quantitative study was designed to explore the various perceptions that sophomore, junior, and senior nursing students have about death and dying.
RESULTS
RESULTS
The Frommelt Attitudes Toward Care of the Dying scale showed students have a positive attitude toward caring for dying patients. The Death Attitudes Profile-Revised scale indicated the presence of all profiles, though most students identified with Neutral Acceptance profile.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Nursing students often fear caring for clients with death or dying. Additional targeted education along with end of life care simulations can improve students improve their attitudes and beliefs to better care for patients.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34098421
pii: S0260-6917(21)00250-1
doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2021.104993
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
104993Informations de copyright
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