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A review of the health promotion and health beliefs of traditional and Project 2000 student nurses
Author(s) -
Mitchinson Susan
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1995.tb02534.x
Subject(s) - health promotion , health education , test (biology) , psychology , nursing , medical education , promotion (chess) , nurse education , nursing practice , medicine , public health , paleontology , politics , political science , law , biology
In this study it was proposed that a more rigorous theoretical component in nursing education courses would produce a nurse who was a proficient health educator and promotor of health A sound knowledge base will enable the student to develop positive attitudes and beliefs towards promoting health and providing health education as a part of nursing practice To test this hypothesis, two groups of students were asked to complete a questionnaire and the answers subsequently compared The results and data analysis supported the hypothesis only in a limited way and a further study on a larger group of students would provide greater insight into the question