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A Comparative Study of Pediatric Nurses' Attitudes toward Death *
Author(s) -
Fochtman Dianne
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
suicide and life‐threatening behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.544
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1943-278X
pISSN - 0363-0234
DOI - 10.1111/j.1943-278x.1974.tb00873.x
Subject(s) - nursing , medicine , pediatric nursing , death education , family medicine , service (business) , nursing staff , psychology , economy , economics
The present study reports the results of a 24‐item questionnaire intended to measure attitudes toward death and the care of dying patients of 47 professional and 10 nonprofessional pediatric nurses from three hospitals in the West and Midwest. There were no statistically significant differences among the nurses based on education, background, or previous clinical experience. The significant differences related mainly to the type of ward (benign, acute, or terminal) on which the nurses were working. Implications for nursing education and nursing service are discussed.