Role expectations in AIDS control among HIN undergraduates and their clinical instructors

The present study was conducted to examine the knowledge of HIN participants about AIDS by testing their expectations about aspects the nurse might through which play a role to share in AIDS control. The sample involved participants from clinical instructors, interns, and students from the four scholastic undergraduate classes. A questionnaire particularly designed to the purposes of the study was used. Findings of the study revealed the lack of participants knowledge about AIDS. Their expectations about nurses role in AIDS control were affected by their misinformation about aspects of AIDS control and the lack of their knowledge about AIDS. This necessitates the corporation of AIDS related informations into teaching curricula of HIN undergraduates. Socialization of students on nurses role in AIDS control and reinforcing expectations associated with that role through the educational process are recommended. Training programmes and research studies about AIDS are recommended for clinical instructors and interns to improve their level of knowledge about the subject