Pehlivan, SedaLafçi, DiğdemVatansever, NurselYıldız, Ebru2024-07-222024-07-222019-12-190030-2228https://doi.org/10.1177/0030222819895122https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0030222819895122https://hdl.handle.net/11452/43349This study aims to investigate the relationship between death anxiety of the Turkish nurses and their attitudes toward the dying patient. This study involved 203 nurses who were working at a university hospital. The data were collected using "Nurse Information Form" (which was prepared by the authors of this research), "Thorson-Powell Death Anxiety Scale," and "Attitude Scale about Euthanasia, Death, and Dying Patient." There was a positive correlation between death anxiety and dying patient avoidance behavior and euthanasia score (p < .05). The findings showed that nurses, death anxiety, and death scores were high in the loss of a close relatives (p < .05). Our findings suggest that the situation of the dying patients and their families and also nurses should be improved. Thus, special psychological education/training should be given to the nurses to deal with death anxiety and their attitude to the dying patient.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessCareStudentsDepressionExperienceEmergencyDignityDeath anxietyDying patientHealth careNurseSocial sciencesPsychology, multidisciplinarySocial sciences, biomedicalPsychologyBiomedical social sciencesArticle00050358500000112814082110.1177/00302228198951221541-3764