Working with older people: Beginning or end of a nurse’s career?

Background The increasing numbers of older people (age 65+) make it important to understand how to attract nurses to work with this population. Methods A secondary analysis using qualitative descriptive methods was used to understand how student nurses’ perceptions about older people may influence t...

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Published in:International journal of older people nursing 2021-11, Vol.16 (6), p.e12407-n/a
Main Authors: Kalogirou, Maya R., Dahlke, Sherry, Davidson, Sandra, Hunter, Kathleen F., Pollard, Cheryl, Salyers, Vince, Swoboda, Nicholas, Fox, Mary
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ageism
clinical education
Health care
Medical education
Nurses
Nursing
Nursing education
Older people
Retirement
role models
Work
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Summary:Background The increasing numbers of older people (age 65+) make it important to understand how to attract nurses to work with this population. Methods A secondary analysis using qualitative descriptive methods was used to understand how student nurses’ perceptions about older people may influence their desire to work with older people. Results Student nurses perceive a generational divide between them and older people, regardless of practice settings. They believe working with older people is heavy work, and not high acuity, and although good to learn skills as a student, not a population they want to work with until they are close to retirement themselves. Conclusions It is important to enhance nursing education so that students understand the older generation, how to communicate with them and the prevalence of older people in healthcare settings, so that they are more likely to choose to work with older people.
ISSN:1748-3735
1748-3743
DOI:10.1111/opn.12407