مرکز منطقه ای اطلاع رساني علوم و فناوري - Examination Perception Death and Affecting Factors of Nursing

Abstract :

Objective: This study planned was a descriptive study to assess the factors affecting nurses and the perception of death. Method: This research, May-August 2010 between in the Ege University Medical Faculty Hospital 112 nurses who were working in deadly patient. Data collection tool prepared according to the literature by researchers individual identification form and death of perception form survey were used. Data was evaluated using descriptive and chi-square analysis in computer. Result: It was found that nurses participating in the study’ mean age of 26.59 ± 2.34, 71.3% age groups 22-27, 65% undergraduate, 72.3% worked 5-10 years, 82.3% received not educated about death,% 60.3 think that should give the doctor the news of death, 72.5% feel sadness and fear were faced with death for the first time in professional life. Describing the death should be regarded as arduous process found that mean age of the majority of the nurses was 28.4 ± 3.4, married, undergraduate, which is lived in a large family, working for 11-16 years, working oncology service, received training about death, often encountered with death phenomenon, lost first degree family, death event was easily accepted. Conclusion: Most of the nurses taking care of patients during the end of life should be regarded as a necessity and refer to the death. It should be given to end of life care and death matter in nursing education program.