Undergraduate nursing student perceptions of the unexpected death of a classmate: A qualitative study.

Experiencing the unexpected death of a classmate is distressing and overwhelming for college-aged students, particularly those in a nursing major who spend a tremendous amount of time together within the classroom and high-stress clinical settings. Previous studies have identified ways to help nursi...

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Publicado en:Death Studies Vol. 49; no. 6; pp. 822 - 830
Autores principales: Thompson, Wendy, Minor, Lisa, Gerlach, Jennifer
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd 2025
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          Thompson, Wendy
          Minor, Lisa
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        affil: Longwood University, Farmville, Virginia, USA
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        Southern States
        Psychology of college students
        Attitudes toward death
        Corporate culture
        Fear
        Qualitative research
        Affinity groups
        Universities & colleges
        Interviewing
        Trust
        Grief
        Student attitudes
        Statistical sampling
        Thematic analysis
        Research
        Research methodology
        Nursing students
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          Psychology of college students
          Attitudes toward death
          Corporate culture
          Fear
          Qualitative research
          Affinity groups
          Universities & colleges
          Interviewing
          Trust
          Grief
          Student attitudes
          Southern States
          Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling
          Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
          Statistical sampling
          Thematic analysis
          Research
          Research methodology
          Nursing students
      ab: Experiencing the unexpected death of a classmate is distressing and overwhelming for college-aged students, particularly those in a nursing major who spend a tremendous amount of time together within the classroom and high-stress clinical settings. Previous studies have identified ways to help nursing students understand their grief reactions in response to patient-critical illness or death. However, data related to how the sudden death of a classmate impacts traditional nursing students has been minimally studied. This exploratory qualitative study examined nursing student grief reactions, as well as the university's response to the death of a student in a rural Southeastern institution. Results yielded five themes, including (1) a greater appreciation of life, (2) the realization of the fragility of life, (3) fear of the unknown, (4) strong sense of community and (5) meeting immediate and long-term student grief needs. Recommendations for nurse educators and university administration are discussed.
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