本研究目的在探討護理人員愛滋病照護知識、態度及行為趨向以及其相關之因素，研究工具為自行設計的愛滋病照護知識、態度及行為量表。研究結果發現護理人員愛滋病照護知識偏低，態度與行為趨向正向；以單因子變異數分析後，顯示護理人員在職期間參加過相關研討會者及有照顧愛滋病患經驗者其知識程度較高、態度與行為趨向較正向；複迴歸分析顯示影響護理人員知識得分重要變項，為在職期間是否參加過相關研討會、是否有照顧愛滋病的經驗及年齡；影響護理人員態度的重要變項為是否有照顧愛滋病的經驗、在職期間是否參加過相關研討會及工作職別；影響護理人員行為趨向重要變項為工作職別、科別及是否有照顧愛滋病的經驗。護理人員愛滋病照護知識、態度與行為趨向呈正相關。本研究結果可作為衛生主管機關及醫院制訂及推展護理人員愛滋病在職教育之參考。

　　　　　The purpose of this study was to investigate nurses' knowledge, attitudeand behavioral intention about caring for AIDS patients and the correlationamong the independent variables. Knowledge, attitude and behavioral scales wereused as the investigating tool. This study revealed the following findings:There was only limited knowledge of AIDS among nurses. Nurses' attitude andbehavioral intentions tended to be positive. According to one-way ANOVAanalysis, there was a higher level of knowledge, more positive attitude andbehavioral intention in those who had received training and had experience incaring for AIDS patients. But multiple regression revealed that there werevariables influencing nurses' knowledge, attitude and behavioral intention. Thevariables that impacted on the levels of knowledge were in-service training,caring experience of AIDS and age. The variables that impacted on the attitudeof nursing personnel were caring experience of AIDS, in-service training andposition. The variables that impacted on nursing personnel's behavioraltendencies were position, category of ward and caring experience of AIDS. Thelevel of knowledge about HIV infection in nursing personal was positivelycorrelated to attitude and behavioral tendency. The results could be a referencefor the Department of Health (DOH) or other national health administrativeorganizations and hospitals establishing standard guideline and promote nurses'in service education about AIDS.