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Aim: This article aims to present a study protocol that represents a tool developed for a learning needs assessment. With a pilot study, based on the presented concept of a model study, we will be able to assess what mental health learning content is not yet part of formal higher education for professionals working in community mental health centres, but has been identified as necessary for inclusion. The presented tool is transferable with appropriate modifications. The goal is to conduct multiple research with the same basic tool at all levels of the educational system and in continuing professional education for all professionals who work with people. Methods: The learning needs assessment study protocol presented uses both quantitative and qualitative research approaches. It is expected that the research will be conducted in several interrelated phases that holistically cover the needs assessment process. Results: The pilot study will provide insight into the advantages and disadvantages of the prepared learning needs assessment tool. Through the research study, the learning needs of professionals working in community mental health centres, will be identified. Conclusion: Professional mental health care workers must be equipped with the necessary knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values to perform their work with quality. By implementing appropriate mental health learning content in educational processes from pre-school education to higher education and further to continuing professional education, we can impact the mental health of the entire population. Since this can lead to acquiring the competencies necessary to care of one’s own mental health and that of others, it can be considered an important public health intervention. Source of funding None declared Acknowledgements The authors gratefully acknowledge Maja Dizdarevic, Vera Grebenc, Kaja Krajc, Vesna Svab, Matej Vinko and Nika Vuksa Jurejevcic for their invaluable contribution when creating the methodological document. Conflict of interest None declared., South Eastern European Journal of Public Health (SEEJPH), Special Volume No. 1, 2022: The Population's Health: Could South Eastern Europe Do Better?

Kakovost življenja družbenih skupin. Nasl. z nasl. zaslona. Opis vira z dne 16. 8. 2022. Bibliografija ter abstract pri vsakem prispevku, povzetki vseh prispevkov v slov. na koncu knjige. Kazalo.

Introduction: This article presents research into the professionalization of midwifery in Slovenia. Since recognition by related occupations is important for professions, this comparative study asked doctors and nurses in Slovenia about their perceptions of the status of midwifery. Methods: A questionnaire survey was conducted with 300 Slovenian midwives, 666 nurses and 416 obstetricians. The questionnaire included statements covering traditional sociological notions of the profession (ethics, theory, power), and three notions based on new elements of professionalism (reflective practice, interdisciplinary working, and partnership with clients). Results: Findings suggest that nurses perceived themselves to be less autonomous than midwives, and this partly explains why most nurses thought that midwifery should be a specialized course of study, after the general nursing diploma. Obstetricians claimed to support midwives, however, they did not give midwives credit for basic midwifery competencies and did not feel midwifery to be equal to their profession. Midwives revealed not to feel autonomous they felt that nursing and obstetrics is jeopardizing independent midwifery practice. Conclusions: Slovenian midwifery was poorly evaluated in some attributes of professionalism, especially knowledge and autonomy. Even midwives themselves consider midwifery more occupation than profession. The autonomy of midwifery will be hard to achieve in the institutions of medical dominance. The study revealed that participants of all three groups are in a competitive relation and are poorly aware of the roles and competencies of the other two professions. Therefore, partially joined education might be beneficial in order to promote interprofessional collaboration in the future.

The article examines new models of community health approach. We are interested in how the "system" (social or its health subsystems) and the "lifeworld" interact through the introduction of various social innovations, with an emphasis on the role of users. Based on the role of the social determinants of health, the contact between the health system and the "lifeworld" in a community can be, in the sense of ideal types, placed on a continuum that illuminates their relationship with changes in the presence of either systemic or community actors and their influence. New actors involved in the relationship between the health system (the community health center and its health promotion center) with the support of the National Institute of Public Health and the local community (and its local health promotion group) could, with ongoing monitoring and evaluation, enable a development of a local health policy in Habermas's sense of "lifeworld rationalization". Članek obravnava nekatere nove modele pristopa k zdravju v skupnosti. Zanima nas, kako se tu stikata "sistem" (družbeni oziroma njegov zdravstveni podsistem) in "svet življenja" skozi uveljavljanje nekaterih socialnih inovacij s poudarkom na vlogi uporabnikov. Izhajajoč iz opredelitev družbenih determinant zdravja, lahko stik med zdravstvenim sistemom in svetom življenja v skupnosti idealno tipsko umestimo na kontinuum, ki osvetljuje njuno razmerje glede na spremembe prisotnosti bodisi sistemskih bodisi skupnostnih akterjev in njihovega vpliva. Odkrili smo nove vloge vključenih deležnikov v razmerjih med zdravstvenim sistemom in lokalno skupnostjo ter predstavili konceptualni model, ki omogoča razumevanje in v nadaljevanju evalvacijo novo nastajajočih transformativnih praks za razvoj lokalne politike zdravja v Habermasovem pomenu "racionalizacije sveta življenja".

Introduction. The contributions' aim is highlighting the differences in understanding non governmental organizations' (NGOs) role in the mental health area within the public support network for patients with mental health problems from various viewpoints, in order to achieve progress in supporting patients with mental health problems in local communities. Methods. Qualitative data gathered as a part of a cross-sectional study of NGOs in the support network for patients with mental health problems in two Slovenian health regions (56 local communities), carried out in 2013 and 2014, were used. Qualitative analysis of interviews, focus groups and answers to an open survey question was performed. Results. There are differences in understanding NGOs' role in the support network for patients with mental health problems, which stem from the roles of stakeholders (local community officials, experts, care providers, and patients) within this system and their experience. Discussion and conclusion. The actual differences need to be addressed and overcome in order to provide integrated community care. The importance of knowing the current state of NGOs in their life cycle and the socio-chronological context of the local community support network is evident.

People living in neighbourhoods have a range of interpersonal relationships. In this article, we want to examine whether the characteristics of people's interpersonal relationships in a neighbourhood and the characteristics of their health are related. We investigated this problem in a study of the population of residents of multi-apartment buildings in Ljubljana's neighbourhoods. Empirical data were gathered from a survey of neighbourly relations. The findings of bivariate analyses and multiple linear regression show that already known factors such as the financial situation of the household and age remain the most important predictors of health. However, we found that certain aspects and characteristics of interpersonal relationships have a significant impact on the health of the inhabitants of these residential communities. In particular, we examined empowerment, which proved to be an important factor and should be given more research attention in the future. V soseskah živijo ljudje v različnih medsebojnih odnosih. V članku želimo proučiti, ali so značilnosti medsebojnih odnosov prebivalcev v soseski in značilnosti njihovega zdravja povezane. V raziskavi smo to problematiko proučevali pri prebivalcih večstanovanjskih stavb v ljubljanskih soseskah. Empirični podatki so bili zbrani za anketo o medsosedskih odnosih. Ugotovitve bivariatnih analiz in multiple linearne regresije kažejo, da so za zdravje najpomembnejši že znani dejavniki, kot na primer finančno stanje gospodinjstva in starost, hkrati pa se je izkazalo, da nekateri vidiki in značilnosti medosebnih odnosov pomembno vplivajo na zdravje prebivalcev teh stanovanjskih skupnosti. Posebej smo obravnavali opolnomočenost, ki se je izkazala za pomemben dejavnik, ki bi mu morali v prihodnosti posvetiti več raziskovalne pozornosti.

This book contributes to the development of IPE in higher education institutions where IPE is not yet deployed, but also in institutions where IPE is present but not fully developed. It provides policy issues and examples of good practice, showing elements which have to be taken into account when developing and implementing interprofessional courses, course units, or study programmes. Inspiring examples are given from several institutions across Europe. Authors are experts in the filed.

Introduction: The article presents the research results of the extent and the nature of published scientific and professional knowledge about the care for people with depression in Slovenia. The main objective is to determine whether this knowledge enables the development of comprehensive, integrated community care for people with depression in Slovenia. Methods: A review of literature was carried out. Scientific and professional literature was being collected from January to July 2013 by consulting the COBIB.SI union bibliographic/catalogue database and using the EndNoteWeb tool for the analysis. The review results include the number of units found by key words, separated according to the publication time frame. The quality control is based on the analysis of the included scientific research. Results: The results encompass a database of written scientific-research and professional resources published in Slovenia from 2000 to 2013 (435 units) and the resulting map of categories presenting the concepts of community care for people with depression. A quality analysis of the included research was carried out from the viewpoint of the used research methods. In qualitative synthesis, codes (31) and categories (4) were used as a result of a qualitative synthesis review. Discussion and conclusion: There is a lack of empirical data for the development of community care for people with depression in Slovenia. There is also a shortage of appropriate tools for measuring and comparing the degree of integration and integrity of integrated care services at the local community level. Uvod: Članek predstavlja rezultate raziskave o obsegu in vrsti objavljenega znanstvenega in strokovnega znanja o skrbi za osebe z depresijo v Sloveniji. Temeljni namen je bil na podlagi pregleda, analize ter sinteze znanstvenih in strokovnih informacij ugotoviti, ali to znanje omogoča razvoj celostne, integrirane skupnostne skrbi za osebe z depresijo v Sloveniji. Metode: Uporabljen je bil pregled literature. Zbiranje znanstvene in strokovne literature je potekalo po vzajemni bibliografsko-kataložni bazi podatkov (COBIB.SI) v obdobju od januarja do julija 2013. Za analizo je bilo uporabljeno spletno orodje EndNoteWeb. Rezultati pregleda vključujejo število najdenih enot po ključnih besedah ločeno glede na časovno obdobje izida, ocena kakovosti temelji na analizi vključenih znanstvenih raziskav. Rezultati: Rezultati obsegajo bazo literature znanstvenoraziskovalnega in strokovnega publiciranja v Sloveniji od leta 2000 do 2013 (435 enot) in iz nje izhajajoč zemljevid kategorij pojmovanja skupnostne skrbi za osebe z depresijo. Narejena je bila analiza kakovosti vključenih raziskav z vidika uporabljenih raziskovalnih metod. Pri kvalitativni sintezi so bile uporabljene kode (31) in kategorije (4) kot rezultat pregleda kvalitativne sinteze. Diskusija in zaključek: Za razvoj skupnostne skrbi za osebe z depresijo je v Sloveniji premalo empiričnih dokazov. Primanjkuje tudi orodij za merjenje in primerjavo stopnje integracije ter celovitosti integriranih storitev skupnostne skrbi na ravni lokalnih skupnosti.

Izhodišča: Socialna opora, ki jo v različnih oblikah nudijo člani socialnega omrežja, je pomemben dejavnik spoprijemanja z boleznijo. V primeru bolezni so družinski člani glavni viri opore znotraj iste generacije, vedno bolj pa tudi med generacijami. Neformalna socialna opora je povezana s posameznikovimi socialno-ekonomskimi pogoji: pogostejša je pri pripadnikih nižjih socialnih slojev in manj izobraženih. Glavni viri so pripadniki srednje generacije, ki poma-gajo tako mlajšim kot starejšim. Ženski spol je najmočnejši napovedni dejavnik obremenjenosti z dajanjem opore. V postmoderni družbi se z zmanjševanjem vloge države blaginje vse več odgovornosti za skrb prenaša iz formalnega v neformalni sektor. Namen raziskave je proučiti značilnosti medgeneracijske opore v primeru bolezni v Sloveniji.Metode: Izvedli smo presečno študijo osebnih socialnih omrežij prebivalcev Slovenije. Vzorec je obsegal 5013 anketirancev. Podatke smo zbrali s telefonskimi računalniško podprtimi intervjuji, anketiranci pa so bili starejši od 18 let. Za analizo podatkov smo uporabili multiplo klasifikacijsko analizo. Z njo smo ugotavljalistopnjo odstopanja odvisne spremenljivke od povprečja kot posledicodanih značilnosti anketirancev ob nespremenjenih drugih značilnostih.Rezultati: Analiza je pokazala delež socialnega omrežja anketirancev, ki bi nudil oporo v primeru bolezni in ga lahko opredelimo kot medgene racijsko omrežje. Medgeneracijske vezi predstavljajo približno 35% celotnega opornega omrežja v primeru bolezni. Najpogostejši prejemniki so mladi (18-29 let), sledi pa jim skupina starejših od 60 let. Ženske prejmejo več pomoči kot moški, posebej velja to za vdove in ženske, ki živijo same ali v multigeneracijskih gospodinjstvih. Medgeneracijska pomoč je pogostejša pri manj izobraženih anketirancih. Izvleček prekinjen pri 2000 znakih.

Introduction: Life transitions dying and death are relatively new research issues which in Slovenia have not yet been explicitly elaborated on. Through research the voices of the vulnerable social groups - the dying and their families - will be heard. Methods: Interviews with the dying and their relatives have been conducted within a comprehensive qualitative research study on palliative care in Slovenia. The article presents the analysis of thetranscripts of the interviews through the principles of justified theory. Results: The research enables the collection of voices of the dying and their significant others. The analysis of the statements collected points at the multidimensional processes of dying and bereavement. At the forefront is the experience of bodily change and pain. Psychologically these processed have been described in categories of anxiety, fatigue and lassitude or the positiveexperience of life reflections. Most of the patients do not mention the impending death and some even deny it categorically. The results concerning the social milieu are threefold: the nearest and dearest who simultaneously offer solace and cause concern, the broader social context stigmatizing their condition and finally the hospital environment which offershelp and support but also generates suffering. The analysis of the interviews identified two main categories, namely, the experience of medical help and the experience of self. Discussion: The dying and their families arevulnerable groups for whom new integrated forms of care should be developed on all levels of healthcare. Izhodišča: Veliki življenjski prehodi, kot je umiranje in smrt, so relativno nov predmet raziskovanja in v slovenskem prostoru skorajda še ne tematiziran. Skozi raziskovanje se lahko sliši glas ranljivih družbenih skupin - umirajočihin njihovih svojcev. Metode: V okviru širše kvalitativne raziskave o paliativni oskrbi v Sloveniji so bili opravljeni tudi intervjuji z umirajočimi in njihovimi svojci. V članku avtorici analizirata transkripte intervjujev s pomočjo principov utemeljene teorije. Rezultati: Raziskava omogoča pridobitev glasu umirajočih in njihovih svojcev. Analiza izjav obojih kaže na večplastnost procesa umiranja in žalovanja. Najbolj v ospredju je doživljanje telesa v zvezi s spremenjeno telesno podobo in bolečino. Psihično doživljanje opišejo kategorije tesnoba, utrujenost in naveličanost, vpozitivnem smislu pa refleksija življenja. Večina bolnikov ne omenja bližnje smrti, pri nekaterih je to zanikanje izrazito. Rezultati, ki se nanašajo na doživljanje socialnega okolja, so razporejeni na treh ravneh: najbližji, ki sohkrati opora in vir skrbi, širše socialno okolje, kjer čutijo stigmo zaradi bolezni, ter bolnišnično okolje, ki je dvojno - je vir pomoči in tolažbe, a tudi vir trpljenja. Analiza intervjujev s svojci je identificirala dve glavni kategoriji: doživljanje zdravstvene oskrbe in doživljanje sebe. Razprava: Umirajoči in njihovi svojci so ranljiva skupina, za katero je potrebno razviti novejše integrirane oblike skrbi na vseh ravneh zdravstvenega varstva.

Introduction: No extensive scientific research about the needs for spiritual care of patients and caregivers has yet been performed in Slovenia. The need for a broader spiritual support and a more holistic approach to treatment has already been publicly expressed, but not much action has been taken. The present legislation on the subject matter has been often times criticized for not covering the needs of the majority. Even less has been done to provide spiritual support such as regular supervision for health workers. Methods: A questionnaire was used as a data collection method. The survey was conducted among the residents and staff members of the nursing homes in Ljubljana. It focused mainly on the prevailing nature and extent of the needs for spiritual care, the type of most needed form of spiritual support, and who should provide it. Results: The results show that spiritual matters are less important for the residents than other needs. The residents perceive different forms of spirituality mainly as being in contact with nature, talking about life and praying. They prefer that spiritual care be offered by family members, friends and care givers. A person providing for their spiritual care should possess certain personal attributes or qualities, like good-heartedness, ability to listen attentively. Preferably they should also know the residents personally. Spiritual life is conceptualized in different ways - more than half of the respondents consider it as a form of religious activity, while the rest understand it in its existential sense along with thegeneral values. The staff members evaluate the actual care in nursing homesas good albeit not satisfying all the needs of the residents. For the most part they are satisfied with their jobs, but they feel that their work isnot adequately valued. They also express the need for additional support, including spiritual. (Abstract truncated at 2000 characters)

This paper deals with the methodological characteristics of research designs that include social time and age as interpretive variables. First we present and discuss sequential research designs and their methodological advantages and disadvantages. Second, we describe and evaluate the characteristics of the secondary studies that were used to analyze the effects of transition in Slovenia on the composition and structure of the social support networks of the elderly in Slovenia. Finally, we present characteristics of longitudinal quantitative and qualitative study, which was carried out to complement the findings of secondary studies. V prispevku predstavljamo metodološke vidike raziskovalnih načrtov, ki kot pojasnjevalno spremenljivko vključujejo čas. V prvem delu so predstavljeni problemi takih raziskovalnih načrtov in rešitve, kot jih ponujajo najpogosteje uporabljani pristopi. V drugem delu so natančneje opisane metodološke posebnosti dveh sekundarnih študij, ki smo jih uporabili za preučevanje vpliva tranzicije na sestavo in strukturo omrežij socialne opore starejših v Sloveniji, ter longitudinalnih kvantitativnih in kvalitativnih podatkov (tretja študija), ki smo jih zbrali posebej za potrebe raziskave.

Many studies around the world prove social support to be an important factor of illness prevention and health promotion. Most support in case of illness is provided by social networks, most commonly family. Friends, co-workers and neighbors are also important. Social support bears influence to physical, psychological and social dimensions of health, which gave rise to the interest to find out whether interventions can increase beneficial effects of social networks. The findings of these studies are not yet possible to be uniformly synthesized and generalized. Within the research project Social integration of the elderly in Slovenia, quantitative and qualitative data on social support of the elderly in case of illness for 2005 was gathered on a convenience sample. The data show the increase of the importance of family networks. Using qualitative methods, forms of help in case of illness related to the conceptualization of health were identified. Socialna opora je dejavnik preprečevanja bolezni in izboljševanja zdravja, kot so dokazale mnoge študije po svetu. Večino opore v bolezni nudijo socialna omrežja, najpogosteje sorodniška, pomembni pa so tudi prijatelji, sodelavci in sosedi. Socialna opora vpliva na fizične, psihične in socialne dimenzije zdravja, kar je izzvalo interes po ugotavljanju, ali je mogoče z intervencijami povečati blagodejne učinke socialnih omrežij. Ugotovitev teh študij še ni mogoče enoznačno strniti in posplošiti. V okviru projekta Socialna integracija starostnikov v Sloveniji so bili v letu 2005 na priložnostnem vzorcu zbrani kvantitativni in kvalitativni podatki o socialni opori starejših v bolezni, ki kažejo na naraščanje pomena sorodniških omrežij na tem področju. S kvalitativnimi metodami so bile tudi identificirane oblike pomoči v bolezni v zvezi s pojmovanjem zdravja.

Background: The article discusses the relations between different social networks, and their role in providing support during illness. The authors reviewed research projects addressing the influence of social networks on health of general and elderly population, conducted in the world over the pastdecades. Specific features of links established between social networks in Slovenia are presented, with special emphasis on changes in the provision of social support to the older population during illness. Methods: Empirical data from research conducted in Slovenia in the years 1987 and 2002 are analysed. Owing to limited comparability of the indicators measured and because of the small number of respondents in 1987, only simple bivariate comparisons using significance tests for nominal variables were done. Results: Social networks provide support in the case of illness. Data for 1987and 2000 identified close family as the most important source of social support. In 2002, however, the role of the partner and parents as providers ofsupport was significantly diminished, while the support role played by the extended family, neighbours and friends became more important. The role of thepartner as the source of support was more diminished for women than for men. Other changes in social networks were connected with marital status, educational level and age of the respondents. Conclusions: Further research into the role of social networks providing support during illness will increase the understanding of this phenomenon in a comparative perspective. Izhodišče: Članek obravnava povezavo med socialnimi omrežji in njihovo vlogo pri nudenju opore v primeru bolezni. Uvodoma je obravnavan vpliv socialnih omrežij na zdravje splošne in starejše populacije, kot ga ugotavljajo študije po svetu v zadnjih desetletjih. Drugi del se usmeri na specifiko teh povezav vsocialnih omrežjih v Sloveniji. Posebej obravnava spremembe omrežja socialne opore v primeru bolezni pri starejših ljudeh. Metode: Analiza empiričnih podatkov anketnih raziskav v Sloveniji v letih 1987 in 2002. Zaradi različnih načinov merjenja ustreznih kazalcev v dveh letih opazovanja in sorazmerno majhnega števila anketirancev v letu 1987 je bila možna le najenostavnejša bivariatna analiza primerjave z uporabo testa značilnosti razlik za nominalne spremenljivke. Rezultati: Socialna omrežja nudijo oporo v primeru bolezni. Primerjava podatkov med letoma 1987 in 2002 kaže, da je v obeh letih najpomembnejši dajalec opore ožja družina, a se je v letu 2002 značilno zmanjšala vloga partnerja in staršev ter povečala vloga drugih sorodnikov ter sosedov in prijateljev. Pri ženskah je pomen partnerja kot dajalca opore v primeru bolezni upadel bolj kot pri moških, spremembe v omrežju pa so povezanetudi z zakonskim stanom, izobrazbo in starostjo anketirancev. Zaključek: Potrebno je nadaljnje proučevanje vloge socialnih omrežij v primerubolezni, ki bo osvetlilo ta pojav v primerjalni perspektivi.

Background: Ageing is an area of growing social concern and nurses are increasingly involved in providing health care to elderly patients with specific health care needs. After the completion of training, nursing studentswill frequently come into contact with elderly people in all areas of their work. The purpose of the study was to shed more light on their perception of ageing and their attitude to elderly people. Methods: The descriptive research method was used. Data were collected by means of a questionnaire completed by 2nd and 3rd year nursing students at the UniversityCollege of Health Care in Ljubljana. Depending on the type of questions, either quantitative or qualitative data analysis was done. Results:Of the 128 students who completed the questionnaire 124 were aware of the fact that their future work will involve care of elderly patients. Sixty per cent of 3rd year students thought that the school would not equip them with adequate knowledge and skills needed to provide health care to elderly patients. Quantitative analysis of answers to open-ended questions showed thatstudents gave thought to the problem of ageing, that they liked their workwith elderly patients and that their attitude to old people was mostly positive. Conclusions: Health care curriculum needs to be further expanded to incorporate more information on ageing, which should be included in the nursing and other subject areas. Izhodišča: Staranje je naraščajoč družbeni pojav, zato se medicinske sestre vse pogosteje srečujejo s starimi bolniki in varovanci, ki imajo specifične potrebe po zdravstveni negi. Študentke in študenti zdravstvene nege so bodoče medicinske sestre in zdravstveniki, ki bodo prihajali v stik s starostniki na različnih področjih svojega dela. Namen raziskave je bil osvetliti njihove poglede na staranje in odnos do starostnikov. Metode: Uporabljena je bila opisna metoda raziskovanja. Podatki so bili zbrani z anketnim vprašalnikom, kiso ga izpolnjevali študenti drugega in tretjega letnika rednega študija zdravstvene nege na Visoki šoli za zdravstvo Univerze v Ljubljani. Glede na vrsto vprašanj so bili podatki obdelani kvantitativno in kvalitativno. Rezultati: Vprašalnik je izpolnilo 128 študentov. 124 se jih zaveda, da se bodo pri svojem poklicnem delu srečevali s starostniki in 60 % anketiranih iz tretjega letnika je mnenja, da bodo v času študija dobili premalo znanja za zdravstveno nego starostnikov. Kvalitativna analiza odgovorov na odprta vprašanja je pokazala, da študenti razmišljajo o staranju, da radi delajo s starimi ljudmi in imajo pretežno pozitiven odnos do njih. Zaključek: V prihodnje bi bilo potrebno študijski program zdravstvene nege razširiti z vsebinami, ki se nanašajo na staranje, in sicer mora biti teh vsebin več tako pri predmetu zdravstvena nega kot v ostalih študijskih predmetih.

The introductory part of the article describes social aspect of death. The process of dying is removed from domestic environment and more and more peopleare dying in hospitals and other institutions. Nurses often have to dealwith dying patients, who have special nursing needs. Consequently, nurses can suffer from severe stress when taking care of dying patients. There is a problem because in the study program of nursing care there are very few hours of lessons intended to nursing care of dying patients. The second part presents the results of a questionnaire conducted among the second and third year (regular) nursing students at the Ljubljana University. 128 students nursing took part in the research, where qualitative and quantitative processing of data was used. Students of nursing are aware that at the end of the study their knowledge about palliative care will be insufficient. Comparison showed that students have different ethical opinion about nursing care of dying patients that employed nurses. Qualitative analysis of the results showed that students although they are young, still tend to take in consideration the problem of dying. Results of the research lead the authors of this article to the conclusion that in the future the program of nursing care has to be extended. It should involve more lessons related to dying, not only as a subject of the nursing care, but also as a part of other university subjects. V uvodu je predstavljen družbeni vidik smrti in dejstvo, da se umiranje vse bolj seli iz domačega okolja v bolnišnice in druge ustanove. Zato se medicinske sestre pri svojem delu pogosteje srečujejo z umirajočimi bolniki invarovanci, ki imajo specifične potrebe po zdravstveni negi. Spremljanje umirajočih lahko pri medicinskih sestrah povzroča stiske in stres. Študijski program zdravstvene nege namenja zdravstveni negi umirajočih malo pedagoških ur. V drugem delu so predstavljeni rezultati raziskave, izvedene med študentkami in študenti drugega in tretjega letnika rednega študija zdravstvene nege na Visoki šoli za zdravstvo Univerze v Ljubljani. Anketni vprašalnik je izpolnilo 128 študentov. Glede na vrsto vprašanj so bili podatkiobdelani kvantitativno in kvalitativno. Med anketiranimi študenti je prevladalo mnenje, da bodo v času študija dobili premalo znanja za paliativno zdravstveno nego. Odgovori študentov na izjave v zvezi z etičnimi vprašanji v zdravstveni negi umirajočih so se pomembno statistično razlikovali od odgovorov zaposlenih na področju zdravstvene nege. Kvalitativna analiza odgovorov na odprta vprašanja je pokazala, da študenti kljub mladosti razmišljajo o umiranju. Rezultati raziskave vodijo avtorici k zaključku, da bibilo potrebno v bodoče študijski program zdravstvene nege razširiti z vsebinami, ki se nanašajo na umiranje, ne samo v okviru zdravstvene nege, temveč tudi drugih študijskih predmetov.