ATTITUDES OF NURSING STUDENTS TOWARDS PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

Završni rad napisan je u sklopu predmeta Zdravstvena njega osoba s invaliditetom. Tema rada su stavovi studenata sestrinstva prema osobama s invaliditetom. Prvi dio rada je opći koji opisuje specifičnosti osoba s invaliditetom kroz teoriju ljudskih potreba, naglašavajući sestrinski pristup i komunikaciju. Drugi dio rada prikazuje istraživanje koje je provedeno na Fakultetu zdravstvenih studija u Rijeci. Cilj rada je ispitati znanje studenata o specifičnostima i pristupu zdravstvenih djelatnika osobama s invaliditetom. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 73 redovnih studenata preddiplomskog studija sestrinstva te 73 vanrednih studenata sestrinstva. Istraživanje je provedeno putem anonimne ankete na fakultetu. Studenti izvanrednog studija sestrinstva pokazali su bolje stavove i znanje o pristupu osobama s invaliditetom od studenata redovnog studija sestrinstva.The final paper is written as part of the Health Care Unit for Persons with Disabilities. The topic of work is attitudes of nursing students towards people with disabilities. The first part of the paper is a general description of the specifics of people with disabilities through the theory of human needs, emphasizing sister approach and communication. The second part of the paper presents research conducted at the Faculty of Health Sciences in Rijeka. The aim of the paper is to examine the knowledge of students on the specificities and access of health professionals to persons with disabilities. The study included 90 full time students of undergraduate nursing and 90 part time nursing students. The research was conducted through an anonymous survey at the faculty. The students of the extraordinary study of nursing have shown better attitudes and knowledge of access for people with disabilities from regular nursing students