Introduction: The undergraduate mental health nursing course may be an optimal time to cultivate students' positive attitudes toward people living with a mental illness.
Aim: To determine the impact of an undergraduate mental health nursing course on students' attitudes toward people living with a mental illness, depression, and schizophrenia.
Method: A quasi-experimental single-group pretest posttest study was conducted using a sample of undergraduate nursing students in New York City ( = 44). Self-reported measures of prejudice toward those living with a mental illness were collected at the beginning of a mental health nursing course and again at its conclusion.
Results: A statistically significant decrease in prejudice scores was found concerning mental illness ( = .03, = 0.23), depression ( = .01, = 0.31), and schizophrenia ( = .013, = 0.34). Subscale analysis revealed significant decreases in the fear/avoidance and unpredictability subscales. Yet no significant change was found in the subscales of authoritarianism and malevolence for any of the three conditions.
Discussion: A mental health course led to a modest decrease in prejudice. However, certain facets of prejudice remain unchanged.
Implications For Practice: Major curricular reform is needed to optimize the impact of undergraduate nursing education.
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