DNR환자 임종간호에 대한 간호사의 스트레스, 태도 및 임종간호 수행

Nurses Stress, Attitude, and Performance during Terminal Care Towards Do-Not-Resuscitate Patients

Purpose: This study was to evaluate the nurses’ stress, attitudes, and performance degree during terminal care towards DNR patients. Methods: Data were collected from self-report questionnaires given to 333 nurses at B hospitals located in 4 metropolitan cities. Results: The average score of terminal care stress of the subjects was 3.70, terminal care attitudes was 2.86, terminal care performance degree was 2.67. Conclusions: To improve terminal care quality towards DNR patient, it is necessary to receive the hospice ward nurse’s cooperation as soon as possible.