Open-mindedness of first year medical, nursing and social work students

The professional attitudes of Nigerian first year medical students

“…As part of the extensive research on attitudes in general there has gradually accumulated, especially during the last two decades, considerable information on the professional attitudes of those associated with the health professions (Eron, 1955, 1958; Gordon & Mensh, 1972; Juan, 1969; Rezler, 1974; Kane & Olsen, 1975; Webb & Linn, 1977). The development of professional attitudes among medical students is gaining increasing attention (Kausch, 1969; Harris, 1974).…”

The effect of a curriculum unit on death and dying on the ability of dietetic students to counsel seriously ill patients

“…Subjects with higher scores have a closed or dogmatic belief system. The Rokeach Dogmatism Scale was used by Webb and Linn (1977) to evaluate openmindedness in first year medical, nursing and social work students. The average scores for these three groups of students were as follows: medical (n=36), 127.9; nursing (n=29), 120.4; and social work (n=52), 113.1.…”

The effect of a curriculum unit on death and dying on the ability of dietetic students to counsel seriously ill patients

“…Subjects with higher scores have a closed or dogmatic belief system. The Rokeach Dogmatism Scale was used by Webb and Linn (1977) to evaluate openmindedness in first year medical, nursing and social work students. The average scores for these three groups of students were as follows:…”