title: Occupational health nurses' attitudes toward cancer.
abstract: Attitudes toward cancer held by a study population of 100 occupational health nurses were not significantly different than a normative reference group and did not indicate a negative attitude toward cancer. The majority of the literature reviewed supported a more negative attitude toward cancer than exhibited by either the normative group or the occupational health nurses in this study. Since this study was limited to one geographic location, a population of occupational health nurses in a different geographical area should be studied and the results compared to further establish reliability.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lichtenthal
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Strickland
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing*; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000523:psychology*; D009785:Occupational Health Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D015206:Southwestern United States; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires