Effect of Psychiatric Clinical Posting on Attitudes among Student Nurses in Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Abstract

Background: Students taking up nursing course bring with them stereotypes and prejudice towards mentally-ill clients. Nurses harbouring such stigmatising attitude can have a profound effect on their subsequent therapeutic relationship and quality of care rendered for the mentally-ill clients. Typically, students who harbour stigmatising views, develop positive mindset after psychiatric posting.

Keywords: nursing students, attitudes, psychiatric posting