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) |