Effectiveness of a knowledge-contact program in improving nursing students' attitudes and emotional competence in serving people living with HIV/AIDS

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 38-44

  Yiu, Jessie W ^a   Mak, Winnie W S ^a   Ho, Winnie S ^b   Chui, Ying Yu ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b AIDS Concern   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH WORKER; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; KNOWLEDGE; STUDENT; TRAINING;

AFFECT; AIDS PATIENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMOTIONALITY; FEAR; FOLLOW UP; HONG KONG; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING KNOWLEDGE; NURSING STUDENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; STIGMA; STUDENT ATTITUDE; UNIVERSITY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; SCHOOLS, NURSING; STEREOTYPING; STUDENTS, NURSING; YOUNG ADULT;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 77953614781     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.02.045     Document Type: Article

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