       Document 0892
 DOCN  M9620892
 TI    Predictors of Taiwanese nurses' intention to care for patients who are
       HIV positive.
 DT    9602
 AU    Tsai YF; Keller ML
 SO    Clin Nurs Res. 1995 Nov;4(4):442-64. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96051763
 AB    The purpose of this research was to explore the knowledge of, attitudes
       toward, and intention to care for HIV-positive patients among 223
       Taiwanese nurses. They worked in many different settings and had a
       variety of levels of exposure to HIV-positive patients. The findings of
       this research revealed that most Taiwanese nurses lacked sufficient
       knowledge to prevent themselves from becoming infected in the workplace.
       Their attitude about giving care to HIV-positive patients was generally
       negative; most nurses stated that they did not intend to care for these
       patients. A regression analysis revealed that knowledge was not a
       significant predictor of intention. Attitudes about societal treatment
       of HIV-positive people and nursing care were significant predictors of
       intention. Implications for practice and education of Taiwanese nurses
       are discussed.
 DE    Adult  Female  Human  HIV Seropositivity/*NURSING  Infection Control
       *Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice  Motivation  Nursing
       Staff/*EDUCATION/*PSYCHOLOGY  Predictive Value of Tests  Questionnaires
       Regression Analysis  Taiwan  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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