Journal of Korean Critical Care Nursing (중환자간호학회지)

Korean Society of Critical Care Nursing (한국중환자간호학회)
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Predictors of Terminal Care Performance of Clinical Nurses for Cancer Patients

암환자를 돌보는 간호사의 임종간호수행에 영향을 미치는 요인

  • Noh, Seon-Suk (Health Promotion Center, Samsung Medical Center) ;
  • Lee, Chang-Kwan (Department of Nursing, Korean Christian University) ;
  • Sung, Young-Hee (Graduate School of Clinical Nursing Science, Sungkyunkwan University)
  • 노선숙 (삼성서울병원 건강의학센터) ;
  • 이창관 (케이씨대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 성영희 (성균관대학교 임상간호대학원)
  • Received : 2016.09.18
  • Accepted : 2016.11.14
  • Published : 2016.12.31
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the influences of death perception, terminal care attitude on clinical nurses' terminal care performance for cancer patients. Methods: Data were collected through self-reported questionnaires filled by 526 nurses at a General Hospital in Seoul. Data were analyzed using a multiple regression analysis. Results: Death perception showed a positive correlation with terminal care attitude (r = .45, p < .001), while there was no correlation with terminal care performance. Additionally, terminal care attitude had a positive correlation with terminal care performance (r = .18, p < .001). The explanatory power of nurses' death perception and terminal care attitude toward terminal care performance was 14%. Conclusions: The study results imply that nurses' death perception and terminal care attitude are significant variables affecting terminal care performance.

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