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Caring of cancer patients requires special skills and knowledge that facilitates the professionals' care during the patients' illness and palliative phases. This study was conducted to explore the nursing students' attitudes toward death and caring for dying cancer patients during their Placement. A descriptive study was conducted using the Formmelt Attitude toward Care of the Dying (FATCOD) scale and Death Attitude Profile-Revised (DAP-R) scale. Nursing students from ALZaytoonah University of Jordan. A sample of one hundred nursing students was recruited. The current study showed statistically significant difference among age group in relation to total score of death scale (p-value: 0.000) and fear of death, neutral acceptance, approach acceptance, and escape- acceptance subscales. The results indicated that younger students have more negative thoughts, attitudes, and emotions toward caring for dying cancer patients. In addition the results indicated that students with higher academic levels have a more positive attitude and are more eligible to provide nursing care for dying cancer patients as compared to students with less experience. In addition, the results showed that students with less experience had a greater fear of death than students with a higher academic level. According to the study results, Nurses' attitudes toward caring for dying and dead cancer patients can be considered an important predictor of quality of life among cancer patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of the present study was to assess the effectiveness of implementing an educational module based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines on the nurses' knowledge and self-confidence regarding central line catheters (CVCs) caring, complications, and application. A pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design was used. A sample of 100 oncology nurses from oncology units participated in two groups, experimental group (N = 50) and control group (N = 50). The participants completed knowledge test and self-confidence scale before and after the educational program. The results showed that there was a significant difference between the experimental and control groups regarding knowledge related to CVC guidelines and management after the interventional sessions (t = -7.85, P = .001). The mean and standard deviation for experimental group were 15.95 (5.45) and 7.35 (2.73) for the control group. Furthermore, the results showed significant difference (t = -22.20, P = .001) between the experimental group (M = 61.50, SD = 14.20) and the control group (M = 35.50, SD = 7.20) regarding self-confidence in managing CVCs. It is concluded that using educational program strengthens nurses' skills, improves safety, and increases opportunity to learn, and thus, it will increase the self-confidence., (Copyright © 2018 Society for Vascular Nursing. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)