本研究之目的為：瞭解護理人員對瀕死病患之照顧知識、照顧態度，並探討其影 響因素。研究過程係採用問卷調查法，在中部四所醫院有照顧瀕死病患經驗的護理人員中， 發出 240 份問卷，並獲得有效問卷 212 份。 研究結果顯示（一）照顧知識方面：得分率偏低，僅有 56.2%，曾參與瀕死病患照顧課程的 佔 57.1%。 （二）照顧態度方面：（ 1 ）得分率依序為生理照顧態度 76.8%，社會及家之 照顧態度 74.3%，心理照顧態度 70.1%。 （ 2 ）護理人員不願見到病患在自己上班時間死 亡的佔 86.4%。 （ 3 ）所照顧的病患死亡後，常經歷的負向感受是無力感及沮喪感。（ 4 ）常與同仁分享照顧心得的護理人員佔 77.4%。 （ 5 ）曾參與瀕死病患照顧課程的護理人 員，對瀕死病患的照顧態度較正向。（ 6 ）工作年資在 4 年以上及照顧瀕死病患在 10 次 以上的，在自覺照顧能力或照顧感受方面，態度較正向。 （ 7 ）護理人員對死亡態度愈正 向時，愈願意照顧瀕死病患心理的需要。

　　　　　The objective of this is to study the knoledge, attitude and its relate d factors toward the dying patient among nurses. A purposive sample consisting of 240 nurses who have had experiences caring for dying patients were recruited. A structured qeuestionnaire was used to collect the data. The results are analyzed and summarized as follows: 1.About sixty precent of the nurses have taken the courses for caring for dying patients. 2.There is an insufficient knowledge among nurses about caring for the dying patiennt, and the average scroe is only 56 on a 100 point scale. 3.The most frequently cited caring attitude toward dying patients is their physical needs (76.8%).The other needs are social (74.3%) and psychological needs (70.1%), respectively. 4.The negative feelings that the nurses have usually experienced are powerlessness and depression. 4.The negative feelings that the nurses have usually experienced are powerlessness and depression. 5.More than four fifth of the nurses expressed that they do not like the dying patient dies on their duty. 6.The nurses who have taken the courses for caring for the dying patient have a more positive caring attitude. 7.More experienced nurses have a more positive attitude toward caring for dying patient. 8.Nurses having a positive attitude on death, are most likely to care for patients psychological needs.