A pilot program in gerontological nursing was developed for senior baccalaureate nursing
students but could not be implemented due to lack of student interest. As a consequence …

Background Negative perceptions about working with older people within nursing contribute
to the deficit of educators with expertise to teach student nurses, and nurses graduating ill …

Purpose: To identify and describe Jordanian nurses' attitudes toward older patients in acute
care settings. The effects of socio‐demographics and nursing work characteristics on nurses' …

Background Caring for older adults is among the most challenging issue of public health
and social care systems in modern societies. By enhancing the nursing curriculum, nursing …

This paper reviews recent research in the area of nurses' attitudes towards old people.
Published work is categorized into that dealing with the effects on attitudes of (a) …

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 …

Nursing students’ experiences of care Page 1 16 Feature terminology that has pervaded
healthcare discourse, for example, ‘geriatrics’, has further exacerbated the negative and …

Ageism and negative attitudes are said to be institutionally embedded in healthcare during a
time when there are unprecedented increases in older population numbers. As nurses' care …

Background: The sociocultural structure of society, changes in attitude and behaviors, and
individual and social perspectives on aging all affect the nature of services that are offered 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 …