Strahan G
Adv Data. 1988 Apr 14(152):1-7.
Registered nurses work more often in other types of facilities or settings than in nursing homes. The typical RN working in a nursing home in 1985 was female, white, and married. RN's who work with the elderly tend to be older than the average RN. RN's on the staff of nursing homes in 1985 had a median age of about 45 years, and the majority had been working in their profession for 10 years or more. Studies have shown that nursing students associate negative stereotypes with caring for the elderly and that older health personnel, regardless of their profession, are more likely than their younger colleagues to view the elderly favorably (Feldbaum and Feldbaum, 1981; Smith, Jepson, and Perloff, 1982). Because the positions held most often by RN's who work full time in nursing homes are head nurse or supervisor or director of nursing, the actual hands-on care of the elderly is usually not performed by the registered nurse. That leaves the primary care of the elderly being provided by licensed practical nurses, licensed vocational nurses, and nurse's aides.
注册护士在其他类型的机构或场所工作的频率高于养老院。1985年在养老院工作的典型注册护士是女性、白人且已婚。照顾老年人的注册护士往往比普通注册护士年龄更大。1985年养老院工作人员中的注册护士年龄中位数约为45岁，大多数人从事该职业已有10年或更长时间。研究表明，护理专业学生对照顾老年人存在负面刻板印象，而且无论从事何种职业，年长的卫生人员比年轻同事更倾向于积极看待老年人（费尔德鲍姆和费尔德鲍姆，1981年；史密斯、杰普森和佩罗夫，1982年）。由于在养老院全职工作的注册护士最常担任的职位是护士长、主管或护理主任，因此对老年人的实际亲身护理通常不是由注册护士来进行。这使得老年人的主要护理工作由执业护士、职业护士和护工来提供。
