Cheng Min, Cheng Cheng, Tian Yan, Fan Xiuzhen
School of Nursing, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, PR China.
Nurse Educ Today. 2015 Jul;35(7):843-8. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2015.03.001. Epub 2015 Mar 10.
The world's population is aging, and the need for nurses is increasing. Working with older adults, however, has always been an unpopular career choice among student nurses. It is important to understand student nurses' motivation for choosing gerontological nursing as a career.
The purpose of this study was to examine the motivation for choosing gerontological nursing as a career and to identify the associated factors among student nurses.
Cross-sectional survey.
Participants were last-semester student nurses from 7 universities offering nursing undergraduate programs in Shandong, China. Of the 1290 student nurses, 916 completed the survey (a response rate of 71.0%).
The outcome variable was the motivation to choose gerontological nursing as a career. This was measured using a motivation questionnaire that included expectancy and value subscales. Other instruments included the Chinese version of the Facts on Aging Quiz I, the Geriatrics Attitudes Scale, the Anxiety about Aging Scale, a clinical practice environment questionnaire and a self-administered general information questionnaire.
Student nurses' expectancy and value aspects of motivation for choosing gerontological nursing as a career were both at a moderate level; the highest value they held was of personal interest. Clinical practice environment, anxiety about aging and the attitudes about geriatrics were the main factors influencing student nurses' motivation to choose gerontological nursing as a career in China.
It is imperative for nurse educators to improve the gerontological nursing clinical practice environment for student nurses. Moreover, cultivating student nurses' positive attitudes about geriatrics and relieving anxiety about aging could be beneficial.
世界人口正在老龄化，对护士的需求也在增加。然而，与老年人一起工作在学生护士中一直是不受欢迎的职业选择。了解学生护士选择老年护理作为职业的动机很重要。
本研究的目的是探讨学生护士选择老年护理作为职业的动机，并确定相关因素。
横断面调查。
参与者是来自中国山东7所提供护理本科课程的大学的最后一学期学生护士。在1290名学生护士中，916名完成了调查（回复率为71.0%）。
结果变量是选择老年护理作为职业的动机。这是通过一份动机问卷来测量的，该问卷包括期望和价值分量表。其他工具包括中文版的《衰老知识测验I》、《老年医学态度量表》、《对衰老的焦虑量表》、一份临床实践环境问卷和一份自我管理的一般信息问卷。
学生护士选择老年护理作为职业的动机在期望和价值方面均处于中等水平；他们最看重的是个人兴趣。临床实践环境、对衰老的焦虑和对老年医学的态度是影响中国学生护士选择老年护理作为职业的动机的主要因素。
护理教育工作者必须改善学生护士的老年护理临床实践环境。此外，培养学生护士对老年医学的积极态度并减轻对衰老的焦虑可能会有所帮助。
