Nursing students and geriatric care: The influence of specific knowledge on evolving values, attitudes, and actions

Nurse Education in Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 449-453

  Potter, Gail ^a   Clarke, Tammie ^a   Hackett, Susan ^a   Little, Maureen ^a  

^a Selkirk College Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Geriatric education; Nursing student; Older adult

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGEISM; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ATTITUDES; CANADA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC EDUCATION; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING STUDENT; OLDER ADULT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ATTITUDES; GERIATRIC EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; OLDER ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGEISM; CANADA; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84881318447     PISSN: 14715953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2013.02.007     Document Type: Article

References (26)

1. Abbey J., Abbey B., Bridges P., Elder R., Lemcke R., Liddle J., Thorton R. Clinical placements in residential aged care facilities: the impact on nursing students' perception of aged care and the effect on career plans. Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing 2006, 23(4):14-19.
2. Benner P. From Novice to Expert: Excellence and Power in Clinical Nursing Practice 1984, Addison-Wesley, Menlo Park.
3. Bousfield C., Hutchinson P. Contact, anxiety, and young people's attitudes and behavioral intentions towards the elderly. Educational Gerontology 2010, 36(6):451-466.
4. Burbank P., Dowling-Castronovo A., Crowther M., Capezuti E. Improving knowledge and attitudes toward older adults through innovative education strategies. Journal of Professional Nursing 2006, 22(2):91-97.
5. Canadian Nurses Association National Expert Commission ANursing Call to Action 2012, Available at:, (accessed 10.06.12.). http://www2.cna%20aiic.ca/CNA/documents/pdf/publications/nec/NEC_Report_e.pdf.
6. Canadian Gerontological Nursing Association & National Gerontological Nursing Association Prescriptions for Excellence in Gerontological Nursing Education: A Joint Position Statement 2008, Available at:, (accessed 10.12.12.). http://www.cgna.net/uploads/CGNANGNAJointPositionStatement.pdf.
7. Cleeland C.S. Pain Research Group [Brief Pain Inventory] 1991, The Brief PainInventory (BPI), Retrieved from. http://www.mdanderson.org/departments/prg%3ESymptom%20Assessment%20Tools.
8. Duggleby W. Older adulthood. Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing 2010, 377-397. Mosby Elsevier, Toronto. fourth ed. P.A. Potter (Ed.).
9. Ferguson L.M., Myrick F., Yonge O. Ethically involving students in faculty research. Nurse Education in Practice 2006, 6(6):397-403.
10. Flood M., Clark R. Exploring knowledge and attitudes toward aging among nursing and non-nursing students. Educational Gerontology 2009, 35(7):587-595.
11. Fulmer T. The geriatric nurse specialist role: a new model. Nursing Management 1991, 22(3):91-93. Available at:, (accessed 04.03.12.). http://www.cinahl.com/cgi-bin/refsvc%3fjid%3d418%26accno%3d1991124422.
12. Goncalves D. From loving grandma to working with older adults: promoting positive attitudes towards aging. Educational Gerontology 2009, 35(7):202-225.
13. Hirst S., Lane A., Stares B. Gerontological content in Canadian nursing and social work programs. Canadian Geriatrics Journal 2012, 15(1). Available at:, (accessed 10.06.12.). http://www.cgjonline.ca/index.php/cgj/article/view/21/67.
14. Holroyd A., Dahlke S., Fehr C., Jung P., Hunter A. Attitudes towards aging: Implications for a caring profession. Journal of Nursing Education 2009, 48(7):374-380.
15. Inouye S., Studenski S., Tinetti M., Kuchel G. Geriatric syndromes: clinical, research, and policy implications of a core geriatric concept. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2007, 55(5):780-791.
16. Keller S., Bann C.M., Dodd S.L., Schein J., Mendoza T.R., Cleeland C.S. Validity of the brief pain inventory for use in documenting the outcomes of patients with non-cancer pain. Clinical Journal of Pain 2004, 20(5):309-318.
17. King T. Helping baccalaureate nursing students care for the wellbeing of older adults. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship 2005, 2(1). Available at:, (accessed 04.03.12.). http://www.cinahl.com/cgi-bin/refsvc%3fjid%3d2817%26accno%3d2009230872.
18. Koh L.C. Student attitudes and educational support in caring for older people - a review of literature. Nurse Education in Practice 2012, 12:16-20. Available at:, (accessed 05.06.12.). http://www.sciencedirect.com/science%3f_ob%3dPublicationURL%26_hubEid%3d1-s2.0-S1471595311X00070%26_cid%3d272450%26_pubType%3d%26_auth%3dy%26_acct%3dC000228598%26_version%3d1%26_urlVersion%3d0%26_userid%3d10%26md5%3ddec911a2818dbdfbfbe1345ee03bfe11.
19. Koren M., Hertz J., Munroe J., Rossetti J., Robertson J., Plonczynski D., Ehrlich-Jones L. Assessing students' learning needs and attitudes: considerations for gerontology curriculum planning. Gerontology and Geriatrics Education 2008, 28(4):39-56.
20. Latimer D., Thornlow D. Incorporating geriatrics into baccalaureate nursing curricula: laying the groundwork for faculty development. Journal of Professional Nursing 2006, 22(2):79-83.
21. McLeary L., McGilton K., Boscart V., Oudshoorn A. Improving gerontology content in baccalaureate nursing education through knowledge transfer to nurse educators. Canadian Journal of Nursing Leadership 2009, 22(3):33-46.
22. Moreau J., Lakie R., Kilik S. Promising practices: practicum sheds new light on gerontology placements. Canadian Nurse 2009, 105(7):20-21.
23. National League for Nursing Older Adult Health Care Is the Focus of the NLN Reflection & Dialogue 2010, Available at:, (accessed 02.02.12.). http://www.nln.org/aboutnln/reflection_dialogue/dialogue_5.htm.
24. Statistics Canada The Nation's Elderly 2009, Available at:, (accessed 02.02.12.). http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/091127/dq091127b-eng.htm.
25. Streubert-Speziale H., Streubert H., Rinaldi-Carpenter J. Qualitative Research in Nursing: Advancing the Humanistic Imperative 2007, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA.
26. Wallace M., Fulmer T. Fulmer SPICES: An Overall Assessment Tool for Older Adults 2007, Available at:, (accessed 21.02.11.). http://consultgerirn.org/uploads.File/trythis/issue01.pdf.