title: Nursing Students' Willingness to Care for Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients in the Future.
abstract: Recent studies in various countries have shown controversy regarding students' willingness to care for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients as well as factors associated with students' decisions about this issue. This survey, based on the Theory of Planned Behavior, explored factors associated with Israeli nursing students' willingness to care for HIV-infected patients in the future. The results suggest that appropriate education and experience in caring for HIV-infected patients are critical for improving students' willingness to care for these patients.
authors.affiliation: Author Affiliations: Director (Dr Ben Natan) and Nurses (Mss Dubov and Raychlin), Pat Matthews School of Nursing, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera; and Instructor (Dr Ben Natan), Department of Nursing, School of Health Professions, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
authors.forename: Merav
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ben Natan
authors.forename: Daria
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dubov
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Raychlin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D011582:Psychological Theory; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult