This study was conducted by the freshman, the senior of nursing department, and the nurses of C national university, S university and the affiliated hospital for 30 days, from 16 August 1976 to 15 Sept. 1976. It compare and examines fear and attitude for -their death and general death by test, influenced by school education, clinical exp-erience and difference between a beliver and nonbeliver through questionaire fDr total 327 persons. It showed percentage the attitude of the nurse for dying patient for three groups whether their attitudes are affirmative or negative. Its difference was examined by X2-test. Its outcomes are as follows.
1. Though a term of education increases, the fear of death is not decreased.
2. Though clinical experi ice increases, the fear of death is not decreased. Rather, as to general fear of death, the nurse is much severe than the senior.
3. Whether one is a b; liver or a non-believer does not make difference of the fear of death. For senior, a b eliver feels the general fear of death to a great extent.
4. For the attitude for the dying patient care, the dying patient must be comforted by the many visitors. (X2=21. 1) When the patient askes about his disease, the .nurse should be answer frankly. In item (X2=18.35), the senior affirms most. The nurse affirms least. The nurse feels more fruitful for the care of revivable patient -than that of non-revivable patient (X2=26.43), most patient does not know their death. The suicide of the patient who has incurable disease is under standable(X2=j1:S4),The dying patient should be isolated from the other patients. In items(X2= 28. ￠5), the nurse affirms most, the freshman affirms least. When the nurse cares the dying patient, the nurse should b sympathetic(X2=10.45). The nurse cares the dying patient with the same feeling as she cares the other patients. In items(X2= 14.92), the senior affirms most. The freshman affirms least.
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