The nursing students had higher levels of fear of death within the range considered to be medium-high, which coincides with the results of other studies which showed attitudes of fear about death in young adults, especially in adolescents; possibly because young people perceive death as interference in their profession and for the developmental tasks they need to accomplish.
Los estudiantes de enfermería presentaron niveles de miedo a la muerte dentro del rango considerado como medio alto, siendo coincidentes con los resultados de otras investigaciones que mostraron actitudes de miedo ante la muerte en adultos jóvenes, especialmente en adolescentes, posiblemente porque los jóvenes perciben la muerte como una interferencia en su profesión y tareas evolutivas por cumplir.