The impact of HIV education on the lives of Ugandan nurses and nurse-midwives

Advances in Nursing Science

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Harrowing, Jean N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

HIV testing and counseling; HIV AIDS; Nursing education; Qualitative research; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LEADERSHIP; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE MIDWIFE; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UGANDA;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; NURSE MIDWIVES; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT ADVOCACY; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PREJUDICE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UGANDA;

EID: 67650143346     PISSN: 01619268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ANS.0b013e3181a3d754     Document Type: Article

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