KNOWLEDG ABOUT EUTHANASIA AMONG NURSING STUDENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF LAHORE

Background: Even in nations where it is not legal, such as Brazil, euthanasia is becoming a hotly contested topic among trained professionals and laypeople. However, it's debatable if these individuals are aware of the concept of euthanasia. Objective: To assess the knowledge about euthanasia among nursing students of university of Lahore. Methods: This descriptive cross-section study was conducted at university of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan. Data was collected by a self-administered questionnaire, questions related to euthanasia knowledge. Random sampling technique was used to collect data, structured questionnaire administered to the selected students to collect the data for assessing the knowledge regarding euthanasia among nursing students. The collected was analyzed through descriptive as well as inferential statics using SPSS software (22). The descriptive analysis was performed using frequencies and percentage. Results: The findings of this study found that 36.6 percent of nursing students have average understanding about euthanasia. The study also revealed that students should focus on euthanasia knowledge. Conclusions: Results shows that nursing students has low awareness about euthanasia, but a very minor proportion of students accepted of it. Keywords: Knowledge, euthanasia, nursing students