Nursing Students' Attitudes Toward Poverty: Does Experiential Learning Make a Difference?
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1Author Affiliation: Master Faculty Specialist, Bronson School of Nursing, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo.
Abstract:
The number of people living in poverty is growing, and it is important for nursing students to understand issues of social justice. Undergraduate nursing students completed the Attitude Toward Poverty-Short Form to determine if an experiential activity changed their attitudes from a behavioral to a structural perspective of poverty. Participants in the experimental group demonstrated a more structural perspective of poverty than did those in the control group. Implications for nursing education are discussed.
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