To investigate attitudes of nursing students toward alcoholic persons and toward the physically disabled, two tests were administered to 41 freshman nursing students. The sample was retested two and one-half years later, in their senior year, to determine the stability of their attitudes. No significant difference was found when subjects' scores were compared with scores of a suitable norm group on attitudes toward disabled people. Although a significant difference was found between the respective attitudes for which the students were testes, these attitudes were not significantly correlated. No significant difference was found between pre- and posttest scores on their attitudes toward alcoholics. The conclusions were: Nursing students have a less accepting attitude toward alcoholics than toward the physically disabled, and these attitudes remain stable.
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