The concepts of suffering in nursing students opinion

The current social transformation has had an impact on creating the nursing students' attitude towards the reality of suffering. In the future they are perceived to realize the professional care to suffering and incurable patients. The matter of that problem has determined the author of this publication to undertake research which main aim is to value the relation between studying and suffering in students' point of view. 43 students of the first year, 39 of the second year and 70 students of third year took part in the perspective psychological examination. All students - together 152 studying in Higher Vocational School in Tarnów, Nursing Department, extramural studies. All students were exposed to the identical psychological study based on the Questionnaire of Attitude Towards Suffering which was worked out by Psychology Department PAT in Cracow. The survey showed that students of I, II and III year took into account the question of the meaning of life in the concept of suffering (87% students of I year, 82 % students of II year, 70% students of III year), and furthermore the aspect of faith in searching for the sense of suffering, e.g. the sign of God and small amount of Christ (74% students of I year, 48% students of II year, 36% students of III year). Both students of I and III year did not highlight the importance of the mystery of suffering in their concepts. On the other hand, students of II year stressed out that aspect of suffering on the 3rd position. The direct student’ intercourse in the process of upbringing and education with the reality of man's suffering modifies and has a huge impact on their opinions, but the most powerful influence has hitherto education and religion.