Death Metaphors in Korean Undergraduate Nursing Students

201216 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Kae‐Hwa Jo · Catholic University of Daegu

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to understand the meaning of death metaphors seen by 133 undergraduate nursing students through open questionnaires and collage artworks, using qualitative content analysis in Korea. The 4 themes emerged: "rest-physical," "fear-psychological," "separating-social," and "new life-spiritual."

Topics & Keywords

Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Gender equality

Publication Details

Published in: Holistic Nursing Practice

Volume 26, Issue 2, pp. 79-86

DOI: 10.1097/hnp.0b013e31824621f3

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