Kerr C I, Horrocks M J
Dalhousie University.
Can J Public Health. 1990 Mar-Apr;81(2):125-8.
To assess the knowledge, values, attitudes and behavioural intent of Nova Scotia nurses toward AIDS and patients with AIDS, questionnaires were sent to a random sample of 400 general duty nurses. Analysis of the 179 returned questionnaires (45%) showed that although 88% of the nurses indicated that they intended to nurse patients with AIDS, the quality of the nursing care might be inadequate because (1) there was lack of knowledge about AIDS, especially outside urban Halifax; (2) half the nurses were undecided and 10% were very negative toward homosexuals and patients with AIDS; (3) although nurses perceived staff in hospital as reflecting positive attitudes toward care of patients with AIDS, those closest to the nurse (spouse, family and friends) were perceived as negative to her caring for patients with AIDS; and (4) nurses found media sources of information about AIDS more helpful than professional sources.
为评估新斯科舍省护士对艾滋病及艾滋病患者的知识、价值观、态度和行为意向，向400名普通值班护士的随机样本发放了问卷。对回收的179份问卷（45%）进行分析后发现，尽管88%的护士表示愿意护理艾滋病患者，但护理质量可能不足，原因如下：（1）对艾滋病缺乏了解，尤其是在哈利法克斯市以外地区；（2）一半的护士犹豫不决，10%的护士对同性恋者和艾滋病患者持非常消极的态度；（3）尽管护士认为医院工作人员对护理艾滋病患者持积极态度，但与护士关系最密切的人（配偶、家人和朋友）却认为她护理艾滋病患者是消极的；（4）护士发现有关艾滋病的媒体信息来源比专业信息来源更有帮助。
