1College of Nursing, Pusan National University 2College of Nursing, Pusan National University
Abstract
Purpose: This study was done to investigate nurses' awareness of death and the meaning of life and identify factors influencing the meaning of life. Methods: Participants were 198 women nurses who had experienced the death of patients. They answered a self-administered questionnaire including demographics, awareness of death scale and meaning in life II scale. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Scheff$acute{e}$ test, and multiple regression (enter method). Results: The average score for awareness of death was $127.3{pm}10.14$. This score is moderate not biased toward positive or negative. The average score for meaning of life was $130.3{pm}9.42$ with 51% for loss steps, 45.5% for pursuit steps and 3.5% for discovery steps to the meaning of life. Factors affecting the meaning of life were religion, Buddhism (${beta}=6.25$, p=.015) or Atheist (${beta}=5.91$, p=.017), educational level, Master's or higher (${beta}=16.22$, p=.003), work department, special department (${beta}=3.49$, p=.017). Conclusions: Results of the study indicate a need to provide nursing programs that will promote nurses' spiritual and inner maturity.
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