간호대학생의 부검 관련 태도와 법의학 교육의 효과

• Published in: Journal of Korean biological nursing science Vol. 16; no. 3; pp. 211 - 218
• Main Authors: 민순, 하윤주, 문지영, Min, Soon, Ha, Yoon Ju, Moon, Ji Young
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 한국기초간호학회 01.08.2014
• Subjects: 간호학
• ISSN: 2383-6415; 2383-6423

Purpose: This research was designed to investigate the effects of forensic education and autopsy attitude of nursing students. Methods: Data on autopsy attitude were determined and collected by means of a self-reporting questionnaire including 14 questions on perception of a need for an autopsy and 11 questions on resistance to autopsy, the respondents being 846 nursing students. The collected data were analyzed by means of an independent t-test with one-way ANOVA in an SPSS WIn 18.0 program. Results: The perception of a need for an autopsy was 4.06 on average and resistance to autopsy was 2.64 on average. The nursing students taking a forensic course showed a relatively higher level of perception of the need for an autopsy (t=-5.63, p <.001) than those not attending such a course (t=2.93, p <.001). Perception of the need for an autopsy and resistance to autopsy show a negative correlation (r=-.382, p=.003). Conclusion: A forensic medicine course raises the level of perception of the need for an autopsy by nursing students and reduces the level of resistance to autopsy.