REGISTERED NURSES: AN EXAMINATION OF ATTITUDES TOWARD DEATH AND DYING (ILLNESS, HOSPITAL).
Contributors: Texas Southern University.
Published: 1984
Number of pages: 121
Subjects: Education, Guidance and Counseling.
Description: The purpose of this investigation was to examine the attitudes of registered nurses toward death and dying employed in a federal and non-federal institution. More specifically, this investigation attempted to ascertain if there was a relationship between nurses' attitudes toward death and dying in regard to (1) type of employment and age, (2) type of employment and experience, (3) type of employment and education, and (4) type of employment and ethnic/cultural origin.

The population for this investigation was comprised of 6,575 registered nurses employed in medical facilities in Houston, Texas. There were 364 registered nurses who were randomly selected to participate in this investigation. One hundred and eighty-two registered nurses comprised the sample size in a federal institution, and 182 registered nurses comprised the sample size in a non-federal institution.

Each participant was asked to complete and return a questionnaire. The two-way analysis of variance was utilized to test the four null hypotheses. The level of significance was set at the .05 level.

The results of the analysis indicated registered nurses who were employed in a federal institution were more flexible in their attitudes toward death and dying than those registered nurses who were non-federally employed. Subsequently, the four null hypotheses were not accepted. Therefore, recommendations strongly encourage further research regarding the attitudes of registered nurses toward death and dying.
Notes: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 46-04, Section: A, page: 0899.

Thesis (ED.D.)--TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY, 1984.

School code: 0441.