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Assessment of Dependence in Activities of Daily Living Among Older Patients in an Acute Care Unit
Published on: September 30, 2020
[Addicted patients. Attitude of nursing personnel]
G Cardó Vila1, M C González Sánchez, E C Sumalla Gómez
1Unidad de Psiquiatría Barcelona Norte, Unitad de Crisis.
Abstract:
Inside the realm of therapeutic relationships, one recognizes the importance of the nurse's attitude towards patients as one of those elements bearing influence on the objectives desired by the nursing profession. This study compares the attitudes towards via parenteral drug addicts held by nursing students and non specialized nurses. By means of a pilot study which used a selfadministered Litcker scale questionnaire developed by the study authors, two samples were selected: a student sample (n = 40) and a non specialized nurse sample (n = 40). These variables were evaluated in the two samples: age, professional experience, and the frequency in sporadic care for via parenteral drug addicts. The conclusion drawn from this study is that the attitude of nursing students is significantly more positive towards via parenteral drug addicts than the attitude held by non specialized nurses. The adoption of a more negative attitude towards these patients occurs at the start of a nurse's professional career.
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