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This study examined the attitude of nurses towards the care of dying patients at the federal teaching hospital Gombe, Nigeria, three research questions and one hypothesis were formulated in line with the objectives of the study. Research design adopted was the cross-sectional approach. Questionnaires and interviews were used to raise vital data. sample size of 75 nurses was selected for the study using stratified random sampling method. The data were analyzed using the statistical package for social science. A p-value of 0.05 levels was used at one degree of freedom to test the hypothesis. Demographic and work environment factors such as emotional stress, inter and intraprofessional factors influences nurses’ attitudes towards caring for patients that are dying as 50 (66.7%) of the respondents strongly agreed that favorable conditions amongst Nurses and interprofessional teamwork with other healthcare workers is needed to break negative cycle of job dissatisfaction, 18 (24) agreed, 7 (9.3) strongly disagreed to this fact. Nurses’ years of experience has influence of their attitude towards dying patients as 40 (53.3%) of respondents strongly agreed that they would not want to be assigned to care for a dying person as younger nurses, 70 (93.3%) of the respondents were of the view that they would feel like running away when a patient dies during their first night shift as younger nurses. findings revealed that nurses’ age and the level of knowledge through training in critical care nursing has influence on their attitude towards caring for a dying patient. Operational definitions Attitude: This refers to the psychological pattern of mental views that produce a tendency to respond in certain ways. Nurse: A person trained to care for the sick or infirm especially in the hospital or at home. Nurses: This refers to the nurses who are professional trained and license to render nursing care to patients. Nursing: Nursing is a profession within the health care sector focused on the care of individual, families, and community. Dying patients: Patient who are about to die under the care of a nurse. Attitude toward the dying: this refers to the psychological pattern of mental views that produces the tendency to respond in certain ways when caring for a dying patient. This pattern of mental views, established by cumulative prior perceptions and experiences, include cognitive, affective and behavioral components.

A Study of the Attitude of Nurses Toward Death and Dying in Federal Teaching Hospital Gombe in Gombe City, Nigeria