My Patient Died: A National Study of Nursing Students Perceptions After Experiencing a Patient Death

Authors

Barabara Heise, Brigham Young University
Debra Wing, Brigham Young University

Keywords

patient death, nursing students, perceptions, death

College

Nursing

Abstract

The purpose of this national study was to answer the following questions:

1. What is the prevalence of nursing students encountering death in the clinical setting?
2. What are the perceptions of nursing student’s first clinical encounter with death?
3. What are the students’ perceptions of their knowledge and communication abilities to manage patient situations at end-of-life (EOL)?
4. What actions by nurse educators might mitigate this potentially stressful situation according to students?

Recommended Citation

Heise, Barabara and Wing, Debra (2015) "My Patient Died: A National Study of Nursing Students Perceptions After Experiencing a Patient Death," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2015: Iss. 1, Article 258.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2015/iss1/258