Euthanasia-Related Knowledge and Attitudes of Intensive Care Nurses Working in Five Provinces in Central Anatolian Region

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dc.contributor.authorKara, Betul Basar
dc.contributor.authorGunay, Osman
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-23T19:25:41Z
dc.date.available2025-03-23T19:25:41Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.departmentSinop Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractObjective: This descriptive study was conducted to analyze the knowledge and attitudes of intensive care nurses regarding euthanasia. Material and Methods: The study was conducted in the intensive care units of the government hospitals in the provincial centers of Kirikkale, Kirsehir, Nevsehir, Nigde, and Yozgat. The data were collected through a questionnaire including 28 questions between October 2013 and January 2014. There were 146 nurses working in the intensive care units of these hospitals. In total, 142 nurses were included in the study. Chi square test was used for statistical analysis. Results: Of the study group, 61.3% consider their information on euthanasia as insufficient, 86.6% know that all kinds of euthanasia are illegal in Turkey, and 40.1% consider that passive euthanasia is conducted covertly in the intensive care units. It was determined that 12.0% of the study group support active euthanasia and 59.2% support passive euthanasia. There is no significant difference between male and female nurses from the standpoint of the approaches to passive and active euthanasia. Conclusion: It was concluded that intensive care nurses have lack of information about legal aspects of euthanasia. More than half of the intensive care nurses think that passive euthanasia should be legal. Nurses should be informed about euthanasia during their graduation period. The knowledge levels of the intensive care nurses should be upgraded through pre-service and in-service training.
dc.identifier.doi10.5152/dcbybd.2018.1558
dc.identifier.endpage81
dc.identifier.issn1309-1689
dc.identifier.issn1309-6222
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.scopusqualityN/A
dc.identifier.startpage77
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5152/dcbybd.2018.1558
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11486/4540
dc.identifier.volume8
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000436152800004
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.language.isotr
dc.publisherAves
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Medical and Surgical Intensive Care Medicine
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20250323
dc.subjectNurse
dc.subjectintensive care
dc.subjecteuthanasia
dc.subjectattitude
dc.titleEuthanasia-Related Knowledge and Attitudes of Intensive Care Nurses Working in Five Provinces in Central Anatolian Region
dc.typeArticle

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