웰다잉 인식, 윤리적 민감성, 사전연명의료의향서 지식 및 태도: 간호대학생을 중심으로

This study was a descriptive research study to identify the degree of well-being awareness, ethical sensitivity, and knowledge and attitude of pre-life prolongation medical intent of nursing students and to investigate the relationship between these variables. The subjects of the study were 187 nursing students in G City, and data were collected from September 14 to October 14, 2023 using a structured questionnaire. Data were collected from September 14 to October 14, 2023 using structured questionnaires. Data were analyzed using SPSS 22.0 program, and mean, standard deviation, t-test, one-way ANOVA, and Pearson’s correlation coefficient. The results of this study were as follows: nursing students' awareness of well-dying was 2.85± .47, ethical sensitivity was 3.51± .50, knowledge of pre-life prolongation medical intent was 6.95±2.05 and attitude of pre-life prolongation medical intent was 33.01± .37. There was a positive correlation between well-dying awareness and ethical sensitivity (r= .46, p< .01), well-dying awareness and pre-life prolongation intention attitude (r= .33, p< .01), and ethical sensitivity and pre-life prolongation intention attitude (r= .30, p< .01). In conclusion, the higher the well-dying awareness and ethical sensitivity of nursing students, the more positive the attitude of the pre-life prolongation medical intention is. Therefore, it is necessary to develop an effective education program that can improve the well-dying awareness and ethical sensitivity and cultivate a positive attitude toward the pre-life prolongation medical intention.