Patient Deception: Nursing Students' Beliefs and Attitudes. Issue 5 (September 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Curtis, Drew A.
• Is Part Of: Nurse educator. Volume 40:Issue 5(2015)
• Publication Date: 2015-09
• Subjects: attitudes -- deception -- lying -- nurse-patient relationship -- patient deception; Nursing -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; 610.73
• DOI: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000000157
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0363-3624

Abstract

Abstract : This study examined nursing students' beliefs about indicators of deception and their attitudes toward patient deception. Fifty-eight participants from various nursing programs at a southwestern university completed a Detection of Deception Questionnaire and Attitudes Toward Patient Deception Scale. Findings indicated that nursing students have a number of inaccurate beliefs about deception and possess a number of negative attitudes toward patients who lie. Implications for nursing education are discussed.