NURSES’ ATTITUDES TOWARD DEATH AND CARING FOR DYING PATIENTS AT MANSOURA ONCOLOGY CENTRE

Elghreeb, Shimaa Mohamed; Shereif, Wafaa Ismaiel; Elshamy, Karima Foud

doi:10.21608/mnj.2015.149096

NURSES’ ATTITUDES TOWARD DEATH AND CARING FOR DYING PATIENTS AT MANSOURA ONCOLOGY CENTRE

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Medical-Surgical Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing-Mansoura University

10.21608/mnj.2015.149096

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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.

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