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Publication Date: 2020
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Factors Influencing Nursing Students' Intention to Practice Sexuality Education in Their Professional Work
Sharon, Dganit; Gonen, Ayala; Linetsky, Ira
American Journal of Sexuality Education, v15 n2 p262-278 2020
Sexuality has an essential part in human lives and can be affected by changes in one's health status. Since the nursing profession delivers holistic care for patients, nurses must have the knowledge and skills to deliver care concerning sexuality. Evidence from the professional literature demonstrates that nurses do not address sexuality care consistently, mainly due to different factors such as lack of knowledge, skills, and cultural attitudes. This study's purpose was to learn about the factors that affect nursing students' willingness to grasp the nurse's role as a sexuality educator in practice prior to establishing a specified course in sexual education for BSN students. A quantitative study was conducted in a college at the center of Israel, with a convenience sample of nursing students in a BSN program (n = 214). The research tool was a questionnaire designed to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and willingness of nursing students to practice sexuality education in the future. The study's approach was based on Ajzen's Theory of Planned Behavior. Results indicated that self-efficacy is the main mediator between attitudes and intentions. There is a need to reinforce nursing student's self-efficacy on the subject to increase their intention to practice it in the future.
Descriptors: Nursing Students, Sex Education, Student Attitudes, Undergraduate Students, Self Efficacy, Knowledge Level, Age Differences, Gender Differences, Social Differences
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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