Background Given the severe shortage of nurses in geriatric care in Israel and the planned
expansion of their role in the care of older people, the Israel Ministry of Health's Nursing …

Background and aim Nurse vacancy rates in older adult services are disproportionately high
compared to other areas of nursing. This is partly because few student nurses consider it an …

The need for nurses specialized in geriatrics continues to increase with the aging world
population. However, nurses and nursing students mostly do not consider geriatric nursing …

Background Addressing nursing students' lack of interest in providing care for the aged
population is a global challenge for nursing educators. Despite global interest in student …

Background With the increased number of older people globally, caring for older people has
become a challenge for many countries. Nurses have a pivotal role in providing quality care …

BACKGROUND: The world's populations are ageing and the need for nurses and health
care workers from all disciplines to manage this phenomenon is increasing. Yet the literature …

The aim of this research was to contribute to an understanding about the professionalization
of gerontological nursing. The specific objective was to explore attitudes about older people …

Background Studies have reported that student nurses hold positive attitudes towards older
people; nevertheless, working with older people has consistently remained one of the least …

Background Previous studies have focused on identifying the factors hindering nursing
students' interest in gerontology careers, whereas others have suggested interventions to …

Changes in nursing students' perceptions of and preferences for working with the elderly
population after completion of a bachelor's program in nursing science were examined …