Factors Influencing Respect for Life and Will of Korean Nursing Students

Abstract

Acquiring knowledge about death and bioethics and cultivating bioethical consciousness are important for nursing college students. This study investigates the factors influencing the respect for life and will of nursing students. The study results found that the factors affecting respect for life and will of nursing students were positive meaning of death, death concern, death anxiety, and religion. The study results reveal that nursing students must understand the meaning of death and reduce death anxiety by improving their understanding of the meanings of death.