NURSES’ ATTITUDES TOWARD DEATH AND CARING FOR DYING PATIENTS AT MANSOURA ONCOLOGY CENTRE | ||||
Mansoura Nursing Journal | ||||
Article 5, Volume 2, Issue 1, January 2015, Page 55-72 PDF (900.86 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/mnj.2015.149096 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Shimaa Mohamed Elghreeb ![]() | ||||
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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