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

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Last updated: 26 Dec 2024

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Adult Nursing

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.

DOI

10.21608/mnj.2015.149096

Keywords

Oncology nurses, Attitudes, Death And Caring, Dying Patients

Authors

First Name

Shimaa

Last Name

Elghreeb

MiddleName

Mohamed

Affiliation

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

Email

sh.elghreeb@gmail.com

City

Mansoura

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First Name

Wafaa

Last Name

Shereif

MiddleName

Ismaiel

Affiliation

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

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First Name

Karima

Last Name

Elshamy

MiddleName

Foud

Affiliation

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

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Volume

2

Article Issue

1

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21920

Issue Date

2015-01-01

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2014-09-16

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2015-01-01

Page Start

55

Page End

72

Print ISSN

2735-4121

Online ISSN

2735-413X

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1,468

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Mansoura Nursing Journal

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

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Created At

23 Jan 2023