Nursing Student Attitudes Toward and Preferences for Working With Older Adults

Gerontology and Geriatrics Education

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 272-291

  King, Barbara J ^a   Roberts, Tonya J ^b   Bowers, Barbara J ^b  

^a WILLIAM S MIDDLETON MEMORIAL VETERANS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

nursing education; nursing student attitudes; nursing student preference; older adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, NURSING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84881010462     PISSN: 02701960     EISSN: 15453847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701960.2012.718012     Document Type: Article

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