Table 3.
Distribution of nurses attitude according to their degree of agreement toward items of FATCOD at selected hospitals in Addis Ababa, May 2012
| No | Statement | SD (%) | D (%) | U (%) | A (%) | SA (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Palliative care is given only for dying patient. |
168 (49.) |
103 (30.2) |
13 (3.8) |
35 (10.3) |
17 (5) |
| 2 |
As a patient nears death; the nurse should withdraw from his/her involvement with the patient. |
227 (66.6 |
72 (21.1) |
4 (1.2) |
30 (8.8) |
8 (2.3) |
| 3 |
Giving nursing care to the chronically sick patient is a worthwhile learning experience. |
38 (11.1) |
41 (12) |
37 (109) |
139 (40.8) |
86 (25.2) |
| 4 |
It is beneficial for the chronically sick person to verbalize his/her feelings. |
27 (7.9) |
22 (6.5) |
28 (8.2) |
154 (45.2) |
110 (33) |
| 5 |
Family members who stay close to a dying person often interfere with a professionals' job with the patient. |
49 (13.5) |
95 (27.9) |
44 (12.9) |
123 (36.1) |
33 (9.7) |
| 6 |
The length of time required to give nursing care to a dying person would frustrate me. |
97 (28.4) |
108 (31.7) |
50 (14.7) |
68 (19.9) |
17 (5) |
| 7 |
Families should be concerned about helping their dying member make the best of his/her remaining life. |
30 (8.8) |
20 (5.9) |
19 (5.6) |
174 (51) |
98 (28.7) |
| 8 |
Family should maintain as normal an environment as possible for their dying member. |
21 (6.2) |
35 (10.3) |
27 (7.9) |
187 (54.8) |
71 (20.8) |
| 9 |
The nurse should not be the one to talk about death with the dying person. |
74 (21.7) |
86 (25.2) |
35 (10.3) |
103 (30.2) |
43 (12.6) |
| 10 |
The family should be involved in the physical care of the dying person. |
43 (12.6) |
46 (13.5) |
36 (10.6) |
133 (39) |
83 (24.3) |
| 11 |
It is difficult to form a close relationship with the family of a dying member. |
65 (19.1) |
102 (29.9) |
55 (16.1) |
85 (24.9) |
34 (10) |
| 12 |
There are times when death is welcomed by the dying person. |
30 (8.8) |
37 (10.9) |
19 (5.6) |
141 (41.3) |
114 (33.4) |
| 13 |
Nursing care for the patient's family should continue throughout the period of grief and bereavement. |
41 (12.0) |
59 (17.3) |
42 (123) |
139 (40.8) |
60 (17.6) |
| 14 |
The dying person and his/her family should be the in-charge decision makers. |
25 (7.3) |
38 (11.1) |
36 (10.6) |
170 (49.9) |
72 (21.1) |
| 15 |
Addiction to pain relieving medication should not be a nursing concern when dealing with a dying person. |
111 (32.6) |
99 (29) |
23 (6.7) |
74 (21.7) |
34 (10) |
| 16 |
Nursing care should extend to the family of the dying person. |
59 (17.3) |
66 (19.4) |
33 (9.7) |
128 (37.5) |
47 (13.8) |
| 17 |
When a patient asks, “Nurse am I dying?'I think it is best to change the Subject to something cheerful. |
43 (12.6) |
73 (21.4) |
56 (16.4) |
123 (36.1) |
46 (13.5) |
| 18 |
I am afraid to become friends with chronically sick and dying patients. |
110 (32.5) |
131 (38.4) |
22 (6.5) |
61 (17.9) |
17 (5) |
| 19 |
I would be uncomfortable if I entered the room of a terminally ill person and found him/her crying. |
93 (27.3) |
102 (29.9) |
24 (6.5) |
93 (27.3) |
29 (8.5) |
| 20 |
I would be uncomfortable talking about impending death with the dying Person. |
65 (19.1) |
91 (26.7) |
36 (10.6) |
103 (30.2) |
46 (13.5) |
| 21 |
It is possible for nurses to help patients prepare for death. |
68 (19.9) |
58 (17) |
38 (10.6) |
134 (39.3) |
43 (12.6) |
| 22 |
Death is not the worst thing that can happen to a person. |
91 (26.7) |
101 (29.6) |
36 (10.6) |
69 (20.2) |
44 (12.9) |
| 23 |
I would feel like running away when the person actually died. |
132 (38.7) |
101 (29.6) |
29 (8.5) |
55 (16.1) |
24 (7) |
| 24 | I would not want to be assigned to care for a dying person. | 121 (35.5) | 103 (30.2) | 34 (10) | 58 (17) | 25 (7.3) |
SD: strongly disagree, D:disagree, U: uncertain, A: agree, SA: strongly agree.