Staff nurses’ attitudes toward nursing students
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1992
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Nursing
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine staff
nurses' attitudes toward nursing students and to examine the
differences in attitudes at different hospitals.
Associations between age, nursing experience, and
professional preparation, and attitudes toward nursing
students were explored. A review of the literature was very
limited on related topics of staff nurses' attitudes toward
nursing students.
The study was related to Peplau's Interpersonal
Relations in Nursing. The model devised by Peplau stresses
the relationship between the client, who in this study is a
nursing student, and the nurse. The relationship
environment is based on trust, respect and empathy.
A descriptive exploratory design was chosen for the
present study. A convenience sample of 54 staff nurses
employed in two hospitals located on the Eastern Shore of
Maryland was selected. Both hospitals offer a wide variety
of services to the communities.
A self-administered questionnaire and a demographic
tool designed by the researcher were used to collect data.
Attitudes were measured using a five point Likert scale with
no midpoint. A plan for data collection was developed with
the assistance of the nurse managers on the medical-surgical
units and approved by the Human Volunteers Committee of
Salisbury state University, Salisbury, Maryland.