       Document 0242
 DOCN  M9620242
 TI    HIV-related concerns and educational needs of public health nurses in a
       rural state.
 DT    9602
 AU    Highriter ME; Tessaro I; Randall-David E; Quade DE; School of Public
       Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel; Hill, USA.
 SO    Public Health Nurs. 1995 Oct;12(5):324-34. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96046156
 AB    An anonymous questionnaire was completed by 369 nurses in public health
       departments in a rural Southeastern state to examine the relationship
       between nurses' prior HIV training and their HIV-related knowledge,
       attitudes, concerns, and perceived training needs. The survey was
       conducted in three predominantly urban counties with the highest number
       of AIDS cases and in 38 rural counties with two or fewer reported AIDS
       cases. Knowledge answers were generally 70%-90% correct and attitudes
       more favorable than unfavorable. Attitude was more frequently associated
       with HIV training level than was knowledge. Concerns about working with
       persons with high-risk behaviors were expressed by more than half the
       nurses and were more prevalent in rural areas. Nurses with more training
       had more concerns about client care and fewer fears about HIV work.
       Almost all (85%) were concerned about lack of community resources. Most
       nurses wanted more training of the client-sensitive type provided by the
       state. With the increasing incidence of HIV/AIDS in rural areas,
       planning continuing education for staff not only on new developments and
       current therapies (desired by 98%) but on managing feelings about
       clients with high-risk behaviors seems especially important not only for
       the staff, but for their significant others and communities.
 DE    Adult  Aged  Comparative Study  Cross-Sectional Studies  *Education,
       Continuing  Female  Human  HIV Infections/*NURSING  Knowledge,
       Attitudes, Practice  Middle Age  Public Health Nursing/*EDUCATION
       Regression Analysis  *Rural Health  Southeastern United States  JOURNAL
       ARTICLE  MULTICENTER STUDY

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