Background: The need for palliative care and end-of-life care increases as the world population grows older and as people, more extensively, suffer from chronic diseases. End-of-life care is described as a part of palliative care and people in need of end-of-life care can be met anywhere in the health care system, therefore, education about end-of-life care is necessary for nursing students. Assisted suicide, or, euthanasia is legal in Belgium and can also be a part of end-of-life care, which makes it a convenient subject to include in nursing education in Belgium.Aim: The aim was to delve into the experiences of nursing students in Belgium regarding their education in end-of-life care.Method: The school project had a qualitative-descriptive design, with an inductive approach, and was analyzed through a qualitative content analysis.Result: The results describe how Belgian nursing students experience end-of-life care, their perception of euthanasia and their satisfaction with their end-of-life care education.Conclusion: Belgian nursing students are in general pleased with their education in end-of-life care. However, there is still room for development regarding education in end-of-life care and euthanasia.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:oru-111218 |
| Date | January 2023 |
| Creators | Nordin, Elin, Roman, Hilda |
| Publisher | Örebro universitet, Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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