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KMID : 1137220090090020095
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Jounal of Korean Oncology Nursing
2009 Volume.9 No. 2 p.95 ~ p.103
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Nursing Students’ Attitude toward Death and Perception on Hospice Care
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Han Ji-Young
Lee Nae-Young
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine nursing students’ attitude toward death and perception on hospice care.
Methods: The survey was performed with 277 nursing students in three universities in Daegu and Busan. The data was collected by questionnaires and were analyzed using descriptive statistics.
Results: Regarding the attitude on death, 93.9% of the subjects had ever thought about death. They worried about separation and sadness with family (39.7%). About half (48.7%) of the subjects considered death as a final process of the life. With regard to the perception of hospice, 93% of the subjects heard about hospice through books or nursing courses (83.8%). The best hospice management institution was considered the one run by religious groups or non-profit organizations with government support (33.9%). Ideal model of hospice setting in Korea was hospital or institution specialized with hospice care (47.7%). The barriers the subjects thought to effective hospice care in Korea was the lack of the public consensus on the need for hospice program (37.9%). The average perceptions about the purpose of hospice care was 4.38, whereas, the average of the need of hospice care was 4.06.
Conclusion: The findings of the study provides the basis for expanding nursing practice and education related to hospice care.
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KEYWORD
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Death, Hospice, Nursing student
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