The impact and importance of clinical learning experience in supporting nursing students in end-of-life care: cluster analysis.

Background: Nursing students are often expected to provide end-of-life care to patients during clinical practice. Little research has been conducted to examine the heterogeneity of the students and how learning outcomes are affected by their education experience and other demographic factors.

Aim: The aim of this study was to identify and compare groups of nursing students based on their demographics, clinical experience, knowledge, perceived competency, and attitude towards end-of-life care.