Do nursing students attitudes toward disabled persons change after immersion in a community program?
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Cynthia L. Cummings, EdD, MS, RN, CHSE, CNE, School of Nursing, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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- University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
This presentation will discuss the findings of a two year program to immerse nursing students into a community home-base program involving persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This study will highlight how students' attitudes changed after working closely with this population and how this process can be adopted.
29th International Nursing Research Congress: Innovative Global Nursing Practice and Education Through Research and Evidence-based Practice, July 19-23, 2018. Melbourne, Australia.
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| Keywords | Attitudes Toward Disabilities; Disabled Persons; Nursing Students |
| Name | 29th International Nursing Research Congress |
| Host | Sigma Theta Tau International |
| Location | Melbourne, Australia |
| Date | 2018 |
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