Nursing students rate geriatric nursing poorly in career preferences, but aging populations
mean more older people require access to health care. Negative attitudes held by nursing …

This study explores the impact of a planned learning experience with the elderly on BScN
students' level of knowledge about aging. Data were gathered by means of Palmore's 'Facts …

Diane Heliker, BSN; Elizabeth B. Brophy, PhD; Mary Naughton-Walsh, MSN; Mary Ellen
Druyan, PhD; Jo Ann Hungelmann, DNSc; Marie Jacobs, DDS; Lawrence LaPalio, MD; …

Objectives: Undergraduate nursing students have often found clinical placements in aged
care unsatisfactory and/or unsettling, dissuading them from considering aged care as an …

This paper reports findings of research assessing the attitudes of both learner and trained
nurses towards the elderly At the time of the study, all subjects were employed on wards …

A growing older adult population requires educational programs which prepare nursing
students to care for and increase their interest in working with this population. Faculty at a …

The purpose of this study was to identify Jordanian nursing students' attitudes towards older
people and to consider whether the attitudes of the selected sample had any bearing on the …

Objective This systematic review aimed to summarise and update existing knowledge about
ageism among nursing students through the following research question: what is the …

Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare Australian and Chinese nursing students'
attitudes and intentions to care for the elderly and the factors affecting these intentions …

The increasing population of older adults is one of the main issues facing health care
systems. Nurses caring for the elderly need to have a positive attitude toward older adults to …