Attitudes of Nursing Students towards Children's Rights: A Sample from Turkey

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the attitudes of nursing students towards children's rights. Methods: The population and sampling of this descriptive and cross-sectional study consist of the 1st, 2nd,3rd and 4th grade university students at the Department of Nursing at the Faculty o...

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Published in:International journal of caring sciences 2018-05, Vol.11 (2), p.1059-1065
Main Authors: Yildiz, Ilknur, Yildiz, Fatma Tok, Yimaz, Emine Altun, Dogan, Senay Aras
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitude measures
Attitudes
Child abuse & neglect
Children
Children & youth
Children with disabilities
Childrens health
College faculty
College students
Cross-sectional studies
Education
Frequency distribution
Information
Nurses
Nursing education
Pediatrics
Qualitative research
Rights
Social studies
Society
Student attitudes
Teachers
University students
Variance analysis
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Summary:Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the attitudes of nursing students towards children's rights. Methods: The population and sampling of this descriptive and cross-sectional study consist of the 1st, 2nd,3rd and 4th grade university students at the Department of Nursing at the Faculty of Health Sciences, who agreed to participate in the study. Data were collected with the Personel Information Form and the Questionnaire for Measuring Attitudes towards Children's Rights. The data were analyzed through frequency distribution, means, analysis of variance and the significance test for the di Derence between the two means. Results: It was determined that the average age of the students was 20.90±1.70, 83.2% of them were female, and 29.3% were 3rd grade students. The average score of attitude scale for children's rights is 29.85 ± 8.10. For female students, for students who read the Declaration of Children's Rights and for those who think that nursing students should be informed about children's rights, it was determined that attitudes were more positive and the difference was statistically significant (p0.05). Conclusion: Throughout the study, attitudes towards children's rights in nursing students were found to be generally positive. In nursing education, it may be suggested to increase and enrich the information given about children's rights.
ISSN:1791-5201
1792-037X