Document 2144
 DOCN  M94A2144
 TI    A psychiatric nurses training program in AIDS: why didn't we achieve our
       initials goals?
 DT    9412
 AU    Tostes M; Ribeiro E; AIDS Program HUCFF-Psych. Inst., Brasil.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):371 (abstract no. PD0091). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370431
 AB    OBJECTIVE: This study describes an experience of training of Psychiatric
       Nurses from state or university inpatient services and a follow up
       evaluation fifteen months after. We expected initially that all trained
       nurses would implement training programs about AIDS to the health team
       and begin the development of an AIDS Prevention Program in their
       services. METHODOLOGY: We interviewed each participant of the training
       program and organized a meeting to discuss the results and to obtain
       additional information. DISCUSSION: Two aspects were almost common in
       the group trained. They were able to trained only volunteers from the
       nurse team and couldn't implement significative changes in their
       services in order to obtaining an improvement of the AIDS prevention. In
       general they reproduced in their hospitals the same pattern of training
       they have had in the beginning of the program. CONCLUSIONS: It seems
       that we will have to consider in future trainings some topics: 1) we
       need a better strategy to achieve a multidisciplinary approach; 2) it is
       fundamental to have a real cooperation of each participant institution
       and also the support from the mental health division of the Health
       Department; 3) we have to reformulate our training program to enhance
       the autonomy of the participants in promoting their educational events;
       4) we need to develop educational training material about AIDS for
       psychiatric services to the health team, to the patients and their
       families; 5) we have to improve our knowledge about sexuality in
       psychiatric services.
 DE    *Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/PREVENTION & CONTROL  Brazil
       *Education, Nursing, Continuing  Human  Psychiatric Nursing/*EDUCATION
       MEETING ABSTRACT

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