Abstract

Patients from the culture of poverty are challenged when seeking health care. When nurses are cognizant of their personal attitudes and biases toward poverty, practice may change and improve health outcomes for this population.

Author Details

Kimi Collyer Yuchs, MAN, RN, NE-BC, College of Nursing and Health Professions, University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, Indiana, USA; C. Elizabeth Bonham, PhD, MSN, BSN, RN, College of Nursing & Health Professions, University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, Indiana, USA

Sigma Membership

Pi Pi

Lead Author Affiliation

University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, Indiana, USA

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

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Research Approach

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Keywords:

Attitudes, Nurses, Poverty

Conference Name

Leadership Connection 2018

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Conference Year

2018

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Caring for the poor: Nurses' attitudes toward patients from the culture of poverty

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Patients from the culture of poverty are challenged when seeking health care. When nurses are cognizant of their personal attitudes and biases toward poverty, practice may change and improve health outcomes for this population.