Background Recently graduated nurses are the future of the nursing profession and the
municipal health care that will need nursing competency for an increasing number of frail …

It is difficult to recruit RNs to positions in various areas of elder care. The aim of this study is
to understand the meaning of Swedish nursing students' reasoning during education about …

Aims and objectives. Through comparison of two studies undertaken three years apart the
opinions of nurses working in aged care facilities in Queensland were determined. Results …

Geriatric nursing is generally not considered to be a popular branch of nursing among
Swedish nursing students and registered nurses. It is, therefore, important for nurse …

BACKGROUND: Skilled and specialist registered nurses (RNs) are central to evolving
elderly care. The past decades' organisational and structural changes have altered RNs' …

Aims. The aims of this study were to:(1) compare older people care nursing staff's
perceptions of their competence, work strain and work satisfaction in nursing homes and …

The aim of this study was to understand undergraduate nurses' perceptions of working with
older people. This important issue has implications for stakeholders such as the nursing …

Students acquire nursing knowledge and values through occupational socialisation during
varied work-based placements. Such experiences not only influence their career paths but …

Aims and objectives. To provide a contemporary description of the practice of nurses caring
for older people in long term care. Background. The increasing size and morbidity of the …

Background Worldwide people are living longer. The need for healthcare for older adults is
increasing. The trend is towards advanced home healthcare, where registered nurses are …