The Meaning of Dignified Dying Perceived by Nursing Students |
Jo, Kae-Hwa; |
College of Nursing, Catholic University of Daegu |
간호대학생이 인식하는 품위 있는 죽음 |
조계화 |
대구가톨릭대학교 간호대학 |
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Abstract |
Purpose The purpose of this study is to understand the meaning of dignified dying expressed by undergraduate nursing students. Method: Data were collected by in-depth interviews with fifteen nursing students. Conventional qualitative content analysis was used to analyze the data. Result: There were six major themes and eleven sub-categories from the analysis. Six major themes include death with no artificial life support, obedient death as a human nature, death with family members, meaningful death, no self destructive death, and sympathized death receiving from health care providers. Conclusion: The result of this study suggests that the nursing curriculum related to dignified dying can be developed and may affect the teaching and learning settings to improve end-of-life care performance among undergraduate nursing students, as well as, students in human service areas and health care providers. |
Key Words:
Practice, Student, Human, Dignity, Death |
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