title: Student nurses' attitudes toward dying patients in central Anatolia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study was descriptively conducted to explore attitudes of nursing students related to caring for dying patients in central Anatolia.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was completed with 222 third-year students of nursing school originating from three universities in Turkey.
  
  
  RESULTS
  It was explored that Frommelt Attitudes Toward Care of the Dying Scale (FATCOD) scores of the students who had previously cared for terminal patients at the clinics were significantly higher, and the scores of those who regarded themselves as nonbeliever in terms of religion were significantly lower (p < .05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It was seen that nursing students' FATCOD scores were at a moderate level.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We are of the opinion that it will be helpful that nursing students should be trained about the care for dying patients during their formal education.
authors: Department of Medical Nursing, School of Health, University of Bozok, Yozgat, Republic of Turkey.
authors: Dilek
authors: D
authors: Arslan
authors: Nazan Kilic
authors: NK
authors: Akca
authors: Nuray
authors: N
authors: Simsek
authors: Pinar
authors: P
authors: Zorba
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001293:Attitude to Death; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D014421:Turkey; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Attitude; dying patient; nursing education; student nurse