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OROZCO-GONZALEZ, M. Á. et al. Nursing students' knowledge and experiences on death of hospitalized patients. Enferm. univ [online]. 2013, vol.10, n.1, pp.8-13. ISSN 2395-8421.

Objective: To identify knowledge and experiences of baccalaureate nursing students about death of hospitalized patients. Methods: Basic, descriptive, and exploratory study on 188 students of 4^th, 6^th, and 8^th semester with clinical practices. Both men and women, regardless of age and previous experience with death, were considered. A Delphi technique expert validated specific instrument was designed. The project was approved by the Research and Bioethics Committee. Results were processed in SPSS v. 17. Results: The 85% of students have experienced the death of a relative or a friend, and 75% of a patient (at the hospital practice), while 46% do not consider themselves prepared to live this experience, and 37.7% consider that the institution staff are not prepared to "handle" the death of patients. There are divided opinions about the fear to this process. Although students understand tanatology and duel, they do not feel competent in the topic. Conclusions: It is important to sensitize the future nursing professional in skills which allow them offer the corresponding appropriate patient treatment.

Palavras-chave : Nursing; Education; Death experiences; Students; Mexico.