Purpose: To understand the meaning of death seen by nursing students through art works.
Method: The qualitative research method and the content analysis were used. The text were essays written by 42 senior nursing students about their impressions on death through art works.
Result: Statements were classified into six categories and twenty six themes. The six categories include definitions of death, feelings about the death of a main character, responses to the death of the main character, feelings of significant others about the death of the main character, feelings of participants in this study, and oaths of the participants in this study.
Conclusion: It is shown that participants recognize their position as nursing students, although they may not escape the fear of death, will learn to cope with death, and the dying in a suitably professional manner. In this respect, the study is considered to be helpful for the students in learning the knowledge and information which are needed for hospice nursing care more effectively.
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