Nursing students’ experiences of exposure to pandemic influenza A (H1N1)

dc.creator	Hee Sun Kang
dc.date	2012-03-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:13:54Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:13:54Z
dc.identifier	10.5430/jnep.v2n2p63
dc.identifier	1925-4040
dc.identifier	1925-4059
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/d3c3f4f0c8dd424d89fa654bc5782d16
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/16410
dc.description	<p><strong>Background:</strong><strong> </strong>The purpose of this study was to examine the experiences of nursing students with exposure of influenza A (H1N1).</p> <p><strong>Methods</strong><strong>:</strong><strong> </strong>A qualitative descriptive study design was used. A total of 24 nursing students participated in six focus groups.<strong></strong></p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> The six themes that emerged from the data are as follows: (1) worrying about becoming infected; (2) protectingoneself and others; (3) relying on the nurses in the school health center; (4) being hurt by others’ negative reactions; (5)being ambivalent, and (6) being concerned over the high price.</p> <strong>Conclusions: </strong>Nursing students who come in contact with patients in a clinical setting must also be considered as candidatesfor early vaccination. Healthcare professionals, as well as family and friends, should keep in mind that their verbal ornonverbal expressions can hurt others’ feelings at a time when special care and support are needed the most. Stigma couldbe serious barriers of people's access to health services and preventive behaviors. Therefore, education on stigma reductionassociated with pandemic infection is essential to enhance public health preparedness.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Sciedu Press
dc.relation	http://www.sciedu.ca/journal/index.php/jnep/article/view/507
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1925-4040
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1925-4059
dc.source	Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, Vol 2, Iss 2 (2012)
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Nursing students’ experiences of exposure to pandemic influenza A (H1N1)
dc.type	article