Nursing and Attitudes Towards Health

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This paper argues that there is a right and wrong attitude toward health and illness and the use of a specific set of ideals has important clinical implications. The paper shows how continual changes in attitudes towards health and illness in our society affects the working practice and results of nurses in the health system.

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"A study at the University College Hospital in Nigeria sought to find the prevailing attitude of nurses towards caring for AIDS patients. Of 200 male and female nurses interviewed, 52.4 per cent said their reaction was one of anxiety; 26.4 per cent of fear; 6.7 percent skepticism. Only 7 per cent managed to stay neutral and 6.7 per cent remained calm. The nurses who confessed to a less desirable attitude believed that AIDS sufferers were responsible for their illness themselves and thus deserve their dire health condition. Many confessed to having increased anxiety levels and even experiencing nightmares."

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