Education, Curriculum Studies, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.
Curriculum Studies-STEM Education, Cross-Appointed, Faculty of Science, 6221University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.
Can J Nurs Res. 2023 Jun;55(2):216-229. doi: 10.1177/08445621221113734. Epub 2022 Jul 25.
Caring for older adults is among the most challenging issue of public health and social care systems in modern societies. By enhancing the nursing curriculum, nursing students will be qualified to provide gerontology care, and they will be acknowledging and working to eliminate ageism from the health care system.
This study explores nurses' and nursing students' knowledge and attitudes in caring for older adults and addresses the factors contributing to nurses' perspectives. It also examines the nursing curriculum's contributions to nurses' knowledge and attitudes and provides suggestions aimed at reconfiguring the nursing curriculum for comprehensive gerontology nursing care.
A mixed-method research design was utilized, and quantitative and qualitative data were collected from 90 nurses and nursing students through an online questionnaire. Data were analyzed via SPSS and NVivo 12 software programs.
The results revealed that most nurses possess neutral attitudes toward caring for older patients, and their knowledge ranged from average to above-average levels. Statistical analysis revealed no statistically significant difference between gender and nurses' attitudes or between gender and knowledge. Similarly, there was no statistically significant difference between work status and nurses' attitudes. Results showed a statistically significant positive correlation between nurses' attitudes and knowledge level. This study demonstrated the positive impact of the Canadian nursing curriculum on nurses' knowledge and attitudes.
The current study recommends providing gerontology nursing courses as a mandatory separate course in nursing education to enhance nursing students' knowledge and skills for high-quality gerontology nursing care.
照顾老年人是现代社会公共卫生和社会保健系统面临的最具挑战性的问题之一。通过增强护理课程，护理学生将有资格提供老年护理，他们将认识到并努力消除医疗保健系统中的年龄歧视。
本研究探讨了护士和护理学生在照顾老年人方面的知识和态度，并探讨了促成护士观点的因素。它还考察了护理课程对护士知识和态度的贡献，并提出了旨在重新配置护理课程以提供全面老年护理的建议。
采用混合方法研究设计，通过在线问卷从 90 名护士和护理学生中收集定量和定性数据。使用 SPSS 和 NVivo 12 软件程序对数据进行分析。
结果表明，大多数护士对照顾老年患者的态度持中立态度，他们的知识水平从平均水平到高于平均水平不等。统计分析显示，性别与护士的态度或性别与知识之间没有统计学上的显著差异。同样，工作状态与护士的态度之间也没有统计学上的显著差异。结果表明，护士的态度与知识水平之间呈正相关。本研究表明，加拿大护理课程对护士的知识和态度有积极影响。
本研究建议在护理教育中提供老年护理课程作为必修的独立课程，以提高护理学生提供高质量老年护理的知识和技能。
