Date of Last Revision
2023-05-03 05:04:24
Major
Nursing RN/BSN Akron
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Date of Expected Graduation
Spring 2018
Abstract
Poverty is a major issue in the United States. Because perceived discrimination can impact health and willingness to seek care, it is important for healthcare providers to be educated on and exposed to issues that poverty presents to individuals who are poor. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of a poverty simulation on attitudes of undergraduate nursing students towards children living poverty. The study was guided by Albert Bandura’s social learning theory and used a longitudinal, quasi-experimental design and convenience sampling of undergraduate nursing students enrolled in a community health nursing course. Attitudes were measured at the interval level as summed ordinal data utilizing a tool created by Yun and Weaver (2010) was modified for this study. (Yun & Weaver, 2010). Data was collected at the beginning and the end of a simulation on poverty. Independent sample t-tests were used to determine differences in pre- and post-test data. Analysis of results determined that there is no significant change on attitudes towards children living in poverty in undergraduate nursing students pre- and post- poverty simulation.
Research Sponsor
Sheri Hartman PhD
First Reader
Lori Kidd PhD
Second Reader
Lisa Hart MSN
Recommended Citation
Moore, Amanda; Struhsaker, Leah; and Gutschow, Kaylee, "The Effect of Poverty Simulation Participation on Attitudes Toward Children Living in Poverty for Baccalaureate Nursing Students" (2018). Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects. 707.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/honors_research_projects/707