School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, West Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
J Nurs Educ. 2011 Jul;50(7):404-9. doi: 10.3928/01484834-20110429-03. Epub 2011 Apr 29.
Given the aging population and the complex needs of older adults, there is considerable need for additional gerontological nurses. This pilot study explored fourth-year nursing students' attitudes and values toward caring for older adults and the influence of their experiences with older adults on these attitudes and values. Using Yin's exploratory case study design, 51 fourth-year nursing students constituted the single case. An initial quantitative survey placed students in three embedded units of analysis: neutral, pro-aged, and anti-aged bias toward older adults. Using purposeful sampling from each of the embedded units, 9 students were interviewed. Four main values (respect, caring, independence, and wisdom and experience) and five attitudes (enjoy older adults, see older adults as normal, feel sorry for older adults, are frustrated by older adults, and dislike gerontological nursing) were identified. The authors' findings have important implications for education and practice.
鉴于人口老龄化和老年人复杂的需求，对老年护理护士的需求相当大。本试点研究探讨了护理专业四年级学生对照顾老年人的态度和价值观，以及他们与老年人的经历对这些态度和价值观的影响。本研究采用 Yin 的探索性案例研究设计，51 名护理专业四年级学生为单一案例。最初的定量调查将学生分为三个嵌入式分析单元：对老年人持中立、支持和反对的偏见。在每个嵌入式单元中，采用目的性抽样，对 9 名学生进行了访谈。确定了四个主要价值观（尊重、关爱、独立和智慧与经验）和五个态度（喜欢老年人、视老年人为正常、为老年人感到难过、对老年人感到沮丧和不喜欢老年护理）。作者的发现对教育和实践具有重要意义。
