Nursing students' attitudes about home health nursing

Home Healthc Nurse. 2008 Sep;26(8):496-501. doi: 10.1097/01.NHH.0000335609.68848.76.

Abstract

In an effort to address the home care nursing shortage, this pilot study was designed to measure nursing students' attitudes toward home health nursing and to test the Home Health Attitude Questionnaire developed specifically for this study based on the Theory of Planned Behavior. Senior undergraduate nursing students and registered nursing to bachelor of science in nursing students completed the questionnaire.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Attitude of Health Personnel*
  • Community Health Nursing / education*
  • Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / organization & administration
  • Empathy*
  • Female
  • Home Care Services / organization & administration*
  • Humans
  • Job Description
  • Male
  • Nurse-Patient Relations
  • Pilot Projects
  • Students, Nursing / psychology
  • Students, Nursing / statistics & numerical data*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • United States