The effect of first clinical assignments on prelicensure nursing students' attitudes toward older people: an observational study.
Contemp Nurse
; 54(2): 139-149, 2018 Apr.
Article
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| ID: mdl-29656693
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
With the global population growth of older people, health care needs nurses interested in caring for this population. Studies have found a relationship between attitudes toward older people and career choices.AIM:
The aim of this study was to determine the effect first clinical experiences had on nursing students' attitudes toward older people. DESIGN/METHOD:
Using an observational research design, first-semester nursing students (n = 53) from the United States were assigned to one of two groups based on sequencing of clinical assignments. Participants completed the Refined Aging Semantic Differential scale three times their first semester.RESULTS:
Students with exposure to long-term and then the acute care setting showed linear improvement in their attitudes toward older people. In addition, a significant improvement in attitudes over time was found (F[2, 96] = 3.56, p = .032) at two time measurements.CONCLUSION:
This study showed that novice students may not recognize the differences in acute and long-term nursing care. Results may assist nursing educators designing curricula.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Contexto em Saúde:
11_ODS3_cobertura_universal
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Estudantes de Enfermagem
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Atitude do Pessoal de Saúde
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Relação entre Gerações
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Geriatria
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Licenciamento em Enfermagem
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Relações Enfermeiro-Paciente
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Contemp Nurse
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article