Influence of registered nurses' attitudes toward bariatric patients on educational programming effectiveness

Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 65-73

  Zuzelo, Patti Rager ^a   Seminara, Peggy ^b  

^a LA SALLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MOSS REHABILITATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EDUCATION; EMPATHY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LIFESTYLE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARD; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EMPATHY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LIFE STYLE; NEGATIVISM; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; OBESITY; PERSONALITY; PREJUDICE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY; STEREOTYPING; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33748103375     PISSN: 00220124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00220124-20060201-02     Document Type: Review

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