Relationships between perception of workplace, death anxiety, knowledge and attitudes toward care of the dying among palliative care nurses

Abstract

This study describes the relationships between perception o f workplace, death anxiety, knowledge and attitudes toward care of the dying among palliative care nurses. The study was conducted on a sample of 48 nurses across Northwestern Ontario, Canada. The sample had received a minimum of thirty hours o f palliative care education. The questionnaire included a demographic overview, items which rated the nurses’ perceptions of their workplaces. Templar’s Death Anxiety Scale, the Palliative Care Quiz for Nurses and the Attitude Toward Care of the Dying Scale.