that about 80% of both groups were
females. All of the participants belonged
to the age group of 20 to 29 years of age
(mean=25). The students differed in previous
death experience and near-death experience.
About 97% of the BNS claimed that
they had experienced the death of someone
close or a near-death experience but only
10% of the KNS indicated that they had
such experiences. About 32% of participants
in both groups claimed that they did not
take a specific course on death and dying
but material on the subjects was included
in the other courses. Another (68%) stated
that no information dealing with death and
dying was previously presented to them.
None of them had any specific clinical experience
of caring for people who are dying