Introduction: Aim of this study was to investigate views of medical nurses/technician about effects of patient’s dying and death on their beliefs.

Methods: This research involved 400 participants, nurses and medical technicians of University Hospital Centre Osijek. We used standardized questionnaire Death Attitude Profile-Revised. (1) Questionnaire consists of 32 statements regarding the different attitudes toward death. The second part of research was composed of Interpersonal reactivity index questionnaire (2) which provides multidimensional measure of empathic response, measures of cognitive and affective aspects of empathy. Questionnaire is based on self-assessment and contains 28 statements which are divided in four subgroups.

Results: Male examinees have less fear of death (p=0.001). Fear of death is higher in examinees with lower level of education in comparison with those with higher degree qualification (p=0.02). There is no difference between surgical and non-surgical wards. Elderly participants have higher grades of acceptance (p=0.178; p<0.001). Stronger interpersonal reactivity was examined in participants who were very religious with median of 63 (IQR=55-71) (p=0.02). 276 (69.1%) participants agree that there is need for education on dying and patient death.

Conclusion: Statistical higher acceptance of dying and death was examined in nurses and medical technicians who have higher education. There is difference in gender, age and employment. There is a need for education about dying and patient death.