title: Experiences and comfort with culturally diverse groups in undergraduate pre-nursing students.
abstract: A sample of approximately 200 undergraduate students beginning their nursing education responded to questionnaire items concerning experience and levels of comfort working with diverse client groups. Students reported little discomfort with racial/ethnic groups, but reported they would have considerable difficulty working with lesbian, gay, or bisexual clients, and patients with human immunodeficiency virus. Their reasons for discomfort were examined.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242, USA.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Eliason
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Raheim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D004506:Education, Nursing; D005260:Female; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015146:Midwestern United States; D008913:Minority Groups; D011287:Prejudice