Curriculum Design and Effectiveness in Death and Spiritual Care

This study will be conducted using a randomized experimental design with a pre-test/post-test control group to determine the effectiveness of a curriculum on "Death and Spiritual Care in the Elderly"-developed for students in the Elderly Care Program and based on Jean Watson's Human Caring Model-on the students' death anxiety and spiritual care competencies.

Inclusion Criteria: Be an actively enrolled second-year student in the Elderly Care Program. Be a volunteer. Maintain at least 80% attendance in the training sessions. Possess the ability to read, comprehend, and write in Turkish. Exclusion Criteria: Having previously received training on death anxiety or spiritual care. Experiencing the loss of an immediate family member (parent, sibling, etc.) within the last 6 months. Receiving medication or therapy for a psychiatric diagnosis. Submitting an incomplete or blank questionnaire. Failing to maintain at least 80% attendance in the training sessions.