Purpose
This study aimed to confirm the mediating effect of compassionate competence in the relationship between perceptions of a good death and end-of-life care attitudes among ward nurses in younger generations. Methods: A total of 175 nurses in their 20s and early 30s who were working in general wards of a public hospital in Seoul were recruited. Data were collected using a self-report questionnaire from February 20 to March 20, 2023, and were analyzed using the IBM 29.0 program. Results: Participants’ end-of-life care attitudes were positively correlated with perceptions of a good death (r=.22, p=.004) and compassionate competence (r=.32, p<.001), and compassionate competence was positively correlated with perceptions of a good death (r=.32, p<.001). Nurses’ compassionate competence was identified as a significant predictor of end-of-life care attitudes. As a result of the mediation analysis, a complete mediating effect of compassionate competence was confirmed in the relationship between perceptions of a good death and end-of-life care attitudes. Conclusion: To improve positive end-of-life care attitudes among young generation ward nurses, educational initiatives that emphasize compassionate competence, as well as understanding of a good death, are needed in both nursing education and clinical practice.

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to identify the relationships among nursing students' knowledge, attitudes to advance medical directives and ethics values.
METHODS
The study was a cross-sectional and descriptive survey, carried out with 232 students from two schools of nursing, one located in B and C city. Student nurses' knowledge, attitudes for advance medical directives and ethics values were measured using structured self-report questionnaires. Data were analyzed using t-test or one-way ANOVA, and Pearson correlation coefficients.
RESULTS
The scores for knowledge, attitudes for medical advance directives were 7.18 and 3.07, and for ethics values, 3.47. Nursing students' knowledge and attitude showed a significant difference depending on grade. Nursing students' ethics values showed significant differences depending on whether a study on ethics had been completed. A positive correlation was observed between nursing students' knowledge, attitudes for advance medical directives and ethics values.
CONCLUSION
The results of this study indicate that basic data for the development of an effective education program on ethics is important in establishing a positive attitude toward advance medical directives and the appropriate ethical values in student nurses.

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