The attitudes, concerns, gloving practices and knowledge of nurses in a taiwanese hospital regarding AIDS and HIV

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 32-38

  Juan, Chi Wen ^a   Siebers, Robert ^b   Fu Sheng Wu, Francis ^a   Wu, Chia Ju ^c   Chang, Yu Jun ^c   Chao, Cindy ^d  

^a SHOW CHWAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

AIDS; Attitudes; Concerns; HIV; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY FLUID; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TAIWAN; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VIROLOGY; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BODY FLUIDS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; TAIWAN; WORKPLACE;

EID: 1842831086     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2003.00455.x     Document Type: Article

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