本研究目的在探討內外科護理人員照顧瀕死病人之行為及其相關因素，採用自填結構式問卷收集資料。研究對象為北部某醫院內外科護理人員，進行全面調查，總樣本數為47 位。所得資料將以SPSS 10.0 套裝軟體進行分析統計，研究資料以平均值、百分比、標準差、皮爾森積差相關t 檢定、單因子變異數分析等方法進行統計分析。研究結果發現護理人員對照護瀕死病人之照護行為以「家屬的照護」最多，其次是「身體的照護」，最少是「心靈溝通照護」。「自覺照顧瀕死病人重要程度」、「照護瀕死病人能力的自信程度」、「護理長對瀕死病人照護行為支持度」、「護理人員本身的死亡態度」等與對瀕死病人照護行為有相關。本研究結果可提供有效資訊給臨床實務、臨床教育及護理行政，進而提供優質的服務品質。

The purpose of this study was to explore the effective factors of caring dying patients in medical-surgical wards. A total of 47 medical-surgical nurses were recruited from a teaching hospital in northern Taiwan. A structural questionnaire was used to collect data. Statistical analysis by means of descriptive statistics, t-test, one way ANOVA, and Pearson’s product-moment correlation was performed based on the data obtained. Results showed that in the caring behaviors,most efforts were aimed at providing the attentive needs of the family. Few efforts concentrated
on the physical comfort. The psychological and spiritual needs of the patient were among the most easily overlooked aspect in the caring behaviors. Nursing care for the dying patients was shown to be correlated with job recognition, self confidence, full support from the head nurse, and the self-attitude of death. The results of this study can be utilized in the future by clinical practitioners, educators, and administrators for the study of dying patient care.