PMID: 9429974Jan 16, 1998Paper

The effect of classroom theory and contact with patients on the attitudes of student nurses towards mentally ill people

Journal of Advanced Nursing
C McLaughlin

Abstract

This study explores the effect of classroom theory and contact with mentally ill patients on the attitudes of student nurses. The independent variables were (a) pre-class stage, (b) post-class stage, and (c) post-clinical placement stage. A total of 72 students took part in the study. While there were two significant changes in responses to specific attitudes at the post-class stage, there were three significant changes in responses to specific attitudes at the post-clinical stage on patients' characteristics. However, when responses to all attitudes pertaining towards patients' characteristics were grouped, there was no overall significant change at the post-clinical experience stage. Also, for attitudes towards patients' treatment, there were significant changes in responses to two specific attitudes at the post-class stage and to three specific attitudes at the post-clinical experience stage. Furthermore, the highly significant positive change in attitudes towards patients' treatment in the post-class stage remained highly significant at the post-clinical experience stage. This confirms that classroom theory, prior to clinical experience, can effect students' attitudes towards patients treatment. In addition, students' evalu...Continue Reading

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