Abstract: Objective To investigate the status quo of death coping ability among nurses in intensive care units（ICU） of Grade A hospitals in Shenzhen City,and explore the main influencing factors,so as to provide a basis for improving the death coping ability of ICU nurses. Methods From April to May 2023,405 ICU nurses from 8 Grade A general hospitals in Shenzhen City were selected as the research objects by convenient sampling method. General data questionnaire and death coping ability scale were used to conduct the investigation. Single factor analysis method and multiple progressive linear regression were used to analyze the influencing factors of ICU nurses' death coping ability. Results The total score of nurses' ability to cope with death was （121.98±28.79）points,and 28.4% of nurses had insufficient ability to cope with death. Univariate analysis showed that there were statistically significant differences in the scores of ICU nurses' death coping ability among different ages,working years,only children,night shift frequency（times/month）,caring for terminally ill patients（times/year）,attending funerals and attending death education（all P<0.05）. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that the only child,funeral experience and death education training were the main influencing factors of ICU nurses' death coping ability（all P<0.05）,which could explain 12% of the total variation. Conclusions The ability of ICU nurses to cope with death was at the lower level,and was affected by only child,funeral experience and death education and training. Nursing managers should formulate and implement death education intervention programs,provide personalized and targeted training for ICU nurses,help nurses establish a scientific concept of death,and improve the ability of ICU nurses to cope with death.

Key words: Intensive care units, Nurse, Death coping ability, Current status, Influencing factors