Date Approved
1994
Graduate Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Nursing (M.S.N.)
Degree Program
College of Nursing
First Advisor
Patricia Underwood
Second Advisor
Sharon Leder
Third Advisor
Rodney Mulder
Abstract
According to King, stereotyped perceptions may interfere with nurse-client transactions. Therefore, nurses' should possess attitudes which enable them to care for individuals who live in poverty. A descriptive correlational design was used to examine first year and second year diploma nursing students' attitudes toward individuals living in poverty. It was hypothesized that second year diploma nursing students would demonstrate a more positive attitude toward those living in poverty than first year diploma nursing students.; A convenience sample of diploma nursing students (N = 102) completed the "Attitudes about Poverty and Poor Peoples" scale utilized to assess students' attitudes (Atherton et al., 1993). The hypothesis was not supported. Implications for nursing education are discussed.
ScholarWorks Citation
Phillips, Elizabeth Louise, "Diploma Nursing Students' Attitudes Toward Poverty" (1994). Masters Theses. 230.
https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/theses/230
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