Document 0997
 DOCN  M94A0997
 TI    Japanese nurses' perception toward HIV/AIDS patient care.
 DT    9412
 AU    Katada N; Professional Committee on Nursing, Japanese Nursing
       Association,; Tokyo.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(2):232 (abstract no. PB0942). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94371578
 AB    OBJECTIVE: The objectives of this survey were to identify the perception
       of the nurses who works in hospital toward HIV/AIDS patient's care and
       to examine the present need of the nurses for making appropriate JNA
       strategies to insure the quality of nursing care for HIV/AIDS patients
       in Japan. METHODS: The subjects of the study were conventional sample of
       nurses (N=4146-return rate of 88%) who works in the hospital. The
       questionnaire which was developed by the Committee were distributed to
       20 hospitals per prefecture through each prefectural NA (47). The
       questionnaires were returned directly and anonymously to JNA
       headquarters by mail. RESULTS: Among 4146 nurses, only 10.6% of the
       nurses had experiences with the care of HIV/AIDS patients. The responses
       to questions about the precaution for several daily procedures were
       indicating over protectiveness among respondents. About 12% of the
       nurses were expressing their uneasiness of caring HIV/AIDS patients due
       to lack of their knowledge about how to take care of the patients.
       DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: Ministry of health had proposed to assign
       core center for HIV/AIDS patients in each prefecture. However, the early
       encounter with HIV/AIDS patients would remain in any hospital as actual
       possibility. The study indicated basic knowledge dissemination about
       necessary nursing practice as well as continuous reassurance of learned
       know-how.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*NURSING  Attitude of Health
       Personnel  Human  HIV Infections/*NURSING  Japan  Nurses/*PSYCHOLOGY
       Nursing Staff, Hospital  Questionnaires  MEETING ABSTRACT

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