Aim Ageism in health care delivery and nursing poses a fundamental threat to health and
society. In this commentary, implications of age discrimination are presented to generate an …

Ageism is pervasive throughout society, and it is an especially important issue for nurses
because the nursing workforce is aging rapidly. This article explores ageism as it applies to …

Aims and objectives To establish how common and impactful nursing and healthcare
ageism is and whether proven interventions or prevention methods exist. Background …

Background The common practice of making fun of aging and older people demonstrates
that ageism towards older people is socially acceptable. It is so accepted that even those of …

Ageism is defined as the intentional and/or subconscious discrimination against elderly
people. Despite the prevalence of ageism, nurses are able to offset prejudice against the …

The nursing workforce mirrors the trend in population; that is, it is aging. Subsequently, older
nurses experiencing some aging effects themselves are caring for more elderly patients …

The rapidly growing aging nursing workforce, defined as registered nurses (RNs) older than
45 years, contributes to the predicted shortage of nurses. 1 This article describes the …

There are well documented workforce shortages in nursing. Many strategies have been
suggested to resolve the issue, including increasing migration or training places, changing …

Stereotypes of older adults and assumptions of old age as a time of dependency and
vulnerability affect not only how older adults are perceived and treated by society, but how …

The nursing literature is replete with reports of nursing negativity in relation to elderly
people. The bulk of these reports are based on studies of nurses' attitudes and career …