This longitudinal survey compares nursing students’ attitudes toward death and palliative care before and after internships, indicating a decline in positive perspectives.
Key Points
This study investigates how nursing students' attitudes towards death and palliative care change after clinical internships.
Longitudinal survey conducted with 224 nursing undergraduate students.
Utilized various assessment questionnaires for attitudes and competence in palliative care.
Collected data before and after clinical internships.
Post-internship scores for death fear and anxiety were higher than pre-internship scores.
The score for natural acceptance of death decreased significantly.
Total score for palliative care competence after the internship was lower than before, with significant differences.