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The impact of nurses' encounters with cancer on their attitudes towards the disease
Author(s) -
CORNER JESSICA
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of clinical nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.94
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1365-2702
pISSN - 0962-1067
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2702.1993.tb00194.x
Subject(s) - cancer , disease , medicine , psychology , nursing , family medicine , gerontology , pathology
Summary• A study to develop understanding of nurses' knowledge, confidence and educational needs in relation to cancer care was undertaken. • Data from this study on nurses' attitudes and the effect of professional encounters with cancer on such attitudes are presented. • A cancer attitude scale was completed by 127 nurses, and 68 of the sample were interviewed in depth. • Data presented reveal a pervasive negative attitude towards cancer amongst these nurses, and the important negative impact that professional encounters with cancer have on nurses' feelings about the disease. • Data presented are taken from a larger study, which is reported elsewhere (Corner, 1990; Corner & Wilson‐Barnett, 1992).