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Abstract A Descriptive Study of Student Nurse’s Perception of Client’s suffering Judith Ann Speckhart 1984 A study of student nurses enrolled in a baccalaureate nursing program located in a Midwestern, rural, private, Liberal Arts College was conducted. The problem under investigation was to determine if there is a difference between the student nurses’ class standing and his/her perception of the degree of suffering experienced by clients, as related to the clients’ sex, age, illness or injury, and pain type. A questionnaire was administered to 48 student nurses. Each student nurse rated, on a seven-point Likert-type scale, the degree of physical pain and the degree of psychological distress experienced by clients in each of sixty clinical situations. Statistical test utilized in the analysis of data included analysis of variance and descriptive techniques. The .05 level of significance was accepted for this study. The major conclusions were: 1) the student nurses’ perception of client’s suffering was significantly related to class standing, type of illness or injury, and type of pain; 2) sophomore student nurses’ perceived client’s suffering as greatest followed by seniors and then juniors. Therefore, the educational preparation and socialization process into the nursing profession may play a significant role in determining the student nurses’ perception of client’s suffering.
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