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Chinese Journal of Nursing Education ›› 2020, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (1): 76-79.doi: 10.3761/j.issn.1672-9234.2020.01.016

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The effects of a death education on attitude towards death and death anxiety of nurses in the emergency department

MA Ming-dan,CHEN Shan-shan,LIU Xiao,ZHANG Hui-lin()   

  • Received:2019-05-20 Online:2020-01-20 Published:2020-01-20
  • Contact: Hui-lin ZHANG E-mail:zhanghuilin3477@csu.edu.cn

Abstract:

Objective To explore the effects of death education on attitude towards death and death anxiety of nurses in the emergency department. Methods A total of 34 nurses in the emergency department of the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University were selected. They received a 12-hour death education course based on dealing with sudden death model,including self-preparation stage,confronting death stage,and summarizing stage. Results After the intervention,the score of death terror in DAP-R was significantly lower than that of pre-intervention,and the scores of natural acceptance,approach acceptation,and flee acceptance were elevated profoundly(P<0.05). The score of death anxiety in T-DAS was decreased markedly after the intervention(P<0.05). Conclusion The death education courses based on dealing with sudden death model can positively influence the death attitudes of emergency nurses,and reduce their death anxiety.

Key words: Death, Education,Nursing, Emergency Service,Hospital, Anxiety