Document 0906
 DOCN  M95A0906
 TI    The negative attitudes of some general nurses towards drug misusers.
 DT    9510
 AU    Carroll J
 SO    Nurs Stand. 1995 May 17-23;9(34):36-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/95336899
 AB    This article presents some findings from an interview study which
       examined the attitudes of 82 healthcare professionals towards drug
       misuse and drug misusers. They represented a sub-sample of a larger
       study of 248 professionals working with intravenous drug misusers in
       west Scotland. It was thought that nurses' attitudes could affect their
       emotional responses and the subsequent care they gave to patients. The
       results suggested that staff have judgmental and punitive attitudes to
       drug misusers. Most respondents felt that drugs corrupt the young and
       that drug misusers should only be cared for in specialised units. Nearly
       half of all respondents regarded drug misusers as a threat to society
       due to HIV/AIDS and agreed that drug misusers should be compulsorily
       tested for HIV infection.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/NURSING  Adult  *Attitude of Health
       Personnel  Comparative Study  *Ethics, Nursing  Female  Human
       Interviews  Male  Middle Age  *Nurses  Prejudice  Psychiatric Nursing
       Questionnaires  Substance Abuse/*NURSING  Substance Dependence/*NURSING
       JOURNAL ARTICLE

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