Document 0049
 DOCN  M9580049
 TI    Attitude of prison nurse officers to drug misusers.
 DT    9506
 AU    Carroll J
 SO    Nurs Times. 1995 Apr 12-18;91(15):36-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/95249411
 AB    The key group involved in delivering health care to drug misusers in
       prison is the prison nurse officers. The literature suggests that the
       skills and knowledge base of this professional group has received very
       little attention. This study looked at the attitudes of prison nurse
       officers in Scotland towards intravenous drug misusers. Age, sex and
       grade appeared to affect attitudes, but the results were not clear cut.
       Some stereotyping of drug misusers was evident among respondents. Drug
       misusers are a marginalised group in terms of health care and it is
       important that their needs are addressed in prison. Prison nurse
       officers should be proactive in meeting such needs, and should be given
       adequate support to do so. This paper suggests that the skills of such
       staff are often not being used appropriately.
 DE    Adult  Attitude of Health Personnel  Female  Human  HIV
       Infections/PREVENTION & CONTROL  Male  Middle Age  *Nurse-Patient
       Relations  Nursing Staff/*PSYCHOLOGY  *Prisoners  Substance
       Dependence/*NURSING  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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