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Effectiveness of an HIV/AIDS educational programme for Chinese nurses.
- Source :
- Journal of Advanced Nursing (Wiley-Blackwell); Mar2006, Vol. 53 Issue 6, p710-720, 11p
- Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- Aim. This paper reports a study examining the effect of a multifaceted HIV/AIDS educational intervention on the knowledge, attitudes and willingness of Chinese nurses in caring for patients with human immunodeficiency virus. Background. The expanding HIV/AIDS epidemic challenges nurses to increase their knowledge about this devastating illness to provide effective HIV/AIDS prevention and care to their patients. HIV/AIDS educational interventions, which were developed for North American and European nurses, have not been studied among nurses in other societies. Methods. The study employed a pretest, post-test experimental design with 208 nurses from seven Chinese provinces. The intervention consisted of a 5-day workshop comprising didactic lectures interspersed with activities designed to elicit discussion of participants' values and personal feelings about HIV/AIDS. Bloom's Taxonomy and principles of good HIV/AIDS educational practice guided the educational intervention. Outcome variables were HIV/AIDS knowledge, attitude toward patients with HIV/AIDS (including empathy for and desire to avoid these patients) and willingness to provide nursing care to these patients. The data were collected in 2003. Findings. At baseline, HIV/AIDS knowledge was not high and attitudes and willingness to care were neutral. Knowledge, attitudes toward patients with HIV/AIDS and willingness to provide nursing care to these patients were each improved at the conclusion of the workshop (P < 0.001). Conclusions. As the HIV/AIDS epidemic expands, nurses will be called upon to deliver competent, compassionate and comprehensive care to patients and their significant others. Intensive, interactive HIV/AIDS professional workshops can contribute to the national effort by increasing knowledge and improving attitudes towards and willingness to provide nursing care for patients with HIV/AIDS. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- NURSES' attitudes
AIDS
HIV
PATIENT education
ADULT education workshops
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03092402
- Volume :
- 53
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Advanced Nursing (Wiley-Blackwell)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 106440743
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.03777.x