NURSES’ ATTITUDES TOWARD DEATH AND CARING FOR DYING PATIENTS AT MANSOURA ONCOLOGY CENTRE | ||
| Mansoura Nursing Journal | ||
| Article 5, Volume 2, Issue 1, January 2015, Pages 55-72 PDF (900.86 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/mnj.2015.149096 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Shimaa Mohamed Elghreeb* ; Wafaa Ismaiel Shereif; Karima Foud Elshamy | ||
| Medical-Surgical Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing-Mansoura University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Oncology nurses play role in the care of individuals and their families in all stages of cancer, from diagnosis to death. Aim of the study: Assess nurses’ attitudes toward death and caring for dying patients at Oncology Center Mansoura University. Method: A descriptive research design. Study Subjects: All available nurses (50) provide direct care for patient at end of life. Tool: One tool used for data collection Nurses’ attitudes toward death and caring for dying patients questionnaires, adopted by DeKock (2011). Results: Revealed (100%) of study subject perceived as severe total general attitude towards care. On other hand, (58%) of study subject perceived as moderate of total work satisfaction, and (42%) perceived them to be of severe. Show that (86%) of the study subject perceived as severe total support in the working environment of oncology nurse and (14%) perceived them to be of moderate. Conclusion: Oncology nurses working at Oncology Center - Mansoura University have positive attitudes toward death and caring for dying patients and observed that the scores for environmental support were much higher than the ranges for work satisfaction. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Oncology Nurses; Attitudes; Death And Caring; Dying Patients | ||
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