Tehran University of Medical Sciences Nursing Practice Today 2383-1154 8 1 2020 07 22 40 50 OK-Hee Cho Department of Nursing, College of Nursing and Health, Kongju National University, Gongju, Republic of Korea Kyung-Hye Hwang Department of Nursing, Suwon Science College, Hwaseong, Republic of Korea 2020 03 24 2020 06 05 Background & Aim: Bioethics education nourishes consciousness in bioethics and influences the attitude and perception of death. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of bioethics education by employing standardized patients for freshmen nursing students. Methods & Materials: A quasi-experimental single group pretest-posttest design was used to assess the effect of bioethics education employing standardized patients on 33 freshman nursing students’ perception of dignified death and empathy who took the course of bioethics of a university. Results: The perception of dignified death appeared higher in post-education than pre-education, and the subdomain of personal distress under empathy appeared higher in post-education than pre-education. In regard to the replies on the question of “disclosure of diagnosed cancer”, 54.6% of respondents approved, while 90.9% expressed “it should be at the discretion of doctors.” Conclusion: bioethics education employing standardized patients appeared assisting students experiencing changes in perception of a dignified death. It may be useful in applying the teaching module for students with courses in bioethics. https://npt.tums.ac.ir/index.php/npt/article/view/983 https://npt.tums.ac.ir/index.php/npt/article/download/983/471