| Publication Type |
thesis |
| School or College |
College of Nursing |
| Department |
Nursing |
| Author |
Hughes, Melanie Corbett |
| Contributor |
Philips, Carol; Palmer, Ginny |
| Title |
Attitudes toward nurse practitioners among rural residents |
| Date |
2005-05 |
| Description |
With the cost of health care continuing to rise, more clinics and hospitals are turning to nonphysician clinicians such as nurse practitioners and physician assistants to help provide care for their clients. Some clients, however, may be reluctant to seek care from these types of nontraditional providers. Rural residents specifically could have attitudes toward nurse practitioners that may affect whether or not they seek care from a nurse practitioner. The purpose of this study was to determine what the attitudes are toward nurse practitioners among rural residents. Using a randomly selected sample from the Box Elder County telephone directory, a questionnaire was mailed which would determine the attitude of the respondent toward nurse practitioners. The results indicated that of the variables of education, health insurance, employment status, income, and race/ethnicity, only education was a significant determinant of attitude toward nurse practitioners, with those respondents of lower education. |
| Type |
Text |
| Publisher |
University of Utah |
| Subject |
Utah; Rural Health Services |
| Subject MESH |
Rural Health; Rural Population; Nurse Practitioners; Nurse-Patient Relations |
| Dissertation Institution |
University of Utah |
| Dissertation Name |
MS |
| Language |
eng |
| Relation is Version of |
Digital reproduction of "Attitudes toward nurse practitioners among rural residents." Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library. Print version of "Attitudes toward nurse practitioners among rural residents." available at J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collection. RT2.5 2005 .H83. |
| Rights Management |
© Melanie Corbett Hughes. |
| Format Medium |
application/pdf |
| Format Extent |
628,599 bytes |
| Identifier |
undthes,5482 |
| Source |
Original: University of Utah Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library (no longer available). |
| Funding/Fellowship |
Sigma Theta Tau, Gamma Rho Chapter. |
| Master File Extent |
628,676 bytes |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6n29zp2 |
| Setname |
ir_etd |
| ID |
190570 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6n29zp2 |
