Nursing students' knowledge, attitude and readiness to work for clients with sexual health concerns

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 2372-2382

  Kong, Sarah Kit Fong ^a   Wu, Lai Ha ^a   Loke, Alice Yuen ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Education; Health promotion; Nurses; Nursing students; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFE SEX; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALITY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFE SEX; SELF EFFICACY; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUALITY; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 68149117297     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02756.x     Document Type: Article

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