Nursing students' perceptions of barriers to addressing patient sexuality concerns

Journal of Nursing Education

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 260-268

  Magnan, Morris A ^b   Norris, Diane M ^a  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STUDENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALITY; STANDARD; TIME MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL, RETRAINING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STUDENTS, NURSING; TIME MANAGEMENT;

EID: 48249112558     PISSN: 01484834     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01484834-20080601-06     Document Type: Article

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