AIDS-related experience, knowledge, attitudes and beliefs amongst nurses in an area with a high rate of HIV infection

The results are presented of a survey of the AIDS‐related knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of a random sample of 600 qualified nurses in the Lothian Region of Scotland This locality is characterized by a high rate of detected HIV infection which is mainly associated with intravenous drug use This st...

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Published in:Journal of advanced nursing 1993-01, Vol.18 (1), p.80-88
Main Authors: Plant, Moira L, Foster, Jean
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Adult
AIDS/HIV
Biological and medical sciences
Burnout, Professional - epidemiology
Burnout, Professional - psychology
Counseling - standards
Cross-Sectional Studies
Fear
Female
Health and social institutions
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health participants
HIV Infections - epidemiology
HIV Infections - nursing
HIV Infections - prevention & control
HIV-1
Humans
Knowledge
Lothian
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Nurse-Patient Relations
Nurses
Nursing
Nursing Methodology Research
Nursing Staff - education
Nursing Staff - psychology
Nursing Staff - standards
Patient Education as Topic - standards
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Refusal to Treat
Role
Scotland - epidemiology
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Summary:The results are presented of a survey of the AIDS‐related knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of a random sample of 600 qualified nurses in the Lothian Region of Scotland This locality is characterized by a high rate of detected HIV infection which is mainly associated with intravenous drug use This study indicated that 64% of respondents had contact with HIV‐ infected patients and that 48% had nursed people with AIDS Levels of AIDS‐related knowledge were not high and a substantial proportion of nurses reported lacking basic AIDS information and professional support to enable them to work effectively with people who have AIDS
ISSN:0309-2402
1365-2648
DOI:10.1046/j.1365-2648.1993.18010080.x