Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the workshop program for nurses working in Chugoku-Shikoku regional core hospitals for AIDS, and to clarify regional goals.
Materials and Methods: We analyzed the questionnaire intended for 41 nurses who had participated in the workshops held from Jan. 2003 to Jul. 2004. The questionnaire was arranged to be administered at three points in time; before, immediately after, and at sixmonths after the workshop.
Results: The responses showed that the workshop itself and the program were appreciated by the participants as we found the contents suited their needs. In respect to changes of anxiety, the rate of the anxiety regarding referring to sexual issues increased right after the workshop. We considered this was because participants received more information and so realized the importance of referring to sexual terms in nursing practice for patients with HIV/AIDS (PWHA). It may be important to further develop the program in respect to the issue of “Sexuality”. Other anxieties held by participant nurses decreased right after the workshop ; however, they increased slightly again six-months later, except for the anxiety concerning “inexperience of nursing PWHA”.
Conclusion: Some hospitals with few experiences of caring for PWHA tend to lack information. We found that our training course could help support nurses working at such hospitals. To keep providing information and sharing experiences with these nurses, it is important to continue this workshop program and to build up the networking system for nurses caring for PWHA in this region.
