Characteristics of student nurses' attitudes towards ounselling: a descriptive study
Journal Title: New Medicine - Year 2009, Vol 12, Issue 3
Abstract
Aim of the study. The aim of our study was to survey the BSc student nurses' attitudes towards counselling.Material and method. A quantitative survey, in a pretest-posttest design was conducted in our study. The participants completed the 'Counselling Attitude Scale' before and after a 30-hour long 'Counselling in nursing' course. The CAS contains 20 statements in four dimensions of the counselling attitude: acceptance, claiming of independence, problem-solving support, and leading of conversation.The study sample was the third year BSc nursing students from the Nursing School of University of Szeged, Faculty of Health Care and Social Studies. 84 full- and part-time students joined the research. The data collection was carried out between February and April, 2008.Results. We measured significant differences between the scores of the two student groups before and after the intervention course. Before the intervention, the full-time student got higher scores only on dimension 'claiming of independence'. After the intervention, the differences became more significant: The full time students got higher scores three out of four dimensions: 'acceptance', 'claiming of independence' and 'problem-solving support'.Conclusion. Based on the results, the students are aware of the importance of client-centeredness. Average scores show the ambiguousity of the counselling attitudes in both student groups. The experiences of our study show that with well-planned and professionally achieved interventions, the distance between theory and the counselling practice could be reduced.
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Laszlo Papp, Erika Erdősi, Kornélia Helembai
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