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Effect of nurse's attire on patients' perceptions of trustworthiness

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dc.contributor.author Westrate, Marcia Diane
dc.date.accessioned 2021-11-25T07:47:07Z
dc.date.available 2021-11-25T07:47:07Z
dc.date.issued 1988
dc.identifier.citation Westrate, Marcia Diane, "Effect of nurse's attire on patients' perceptions of trustworthiness" (1987).Masters Theses. 77. http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/theses/77 en_US
dc.identifier.uri ${sadil.baseUrl}/handle/123456789/586
dc.description 60 p. ; PDF (Masters Thesis) en_US
dc.description.abstract This descriptive study was an investigation of the difference in patients* perceptions of trustworthiness in the nurse based on the nurse’s attire. Eighty-nine men and women who presented to emergency departments in three West Michigan hospitals for treatment of non-acute illnesses or injuries completed a Trust Perception Questionnaire before being seen for treatment. Subjects were shown one of three photographs of the same nurse model in different nursing attire and were directed to choose statements concerning elements of trust that applied to the person in the photograph. Analysis of variance performed on data indicated a significant difference [F^(2, 86) = 28.75, p<.01] in subjects* perceptions of trustworthiness based on the nurse’s attire. Subjects perceived a higher level of trustworthiness when the nurse model was wearing a traditional white skirted uniform than when wearing a scrub suit or white pants and blue sweater. The majority of subjects, 87.656, selected the model in the white uniform as most like the picture of the ’’ideal" nurse. en_US
dc.description.sponsorship 60 p. ; PDF (Masters Thesis) en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Grand Valley States University en_US
dc.title Effect of nurse's attire on patients' perceptions of trustworthiness en_US
dc.title.alternative Effect of Nurse's Attire on Patients' Perceptions of Trustworthiness A Research Study Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of a Master's of Science in Nursing Degree by Marcia D. Westrate, RN, BSN Kirkhof School of Nursing Grand Valley State University en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US


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