Fear of death may undermine hospice care preparedness for future nurses

Fear of death may undermine hospice care preparedness for future nurses 
McKnights Long-Term Care News; by Donna Shryer; 8/6/25 
A new study from Central South University in China examined the relationship between nursing interns’ attitudes toward death and their attitudes toward hospice care. ... The researchers found that most nursing interns held a “neutral acceptance” view of death, defined in the study as the belief that death is a natural part of life. This attitude was significantly associated with more positive views toward hospice care. ...  The study also reported that interns who held stronger fear-based or avoidance-based death attitudes scored lower on all six hospice care subscales, including communication and family support.