About the Authors Samantha R. Denison, BSN, RN, was a student at the College of Nursing, Washington State University Spokane, Spokane, Washington, when this research was conducted. Catherine R. Van Son, PhD, RN, ANEF, FGSA, FAAN, is a professor, College of Nursing, Washington State University Vancouver, Vancouver, Washington. Janessa Graves, PhD, MPH, is an associate professor, Honors College Fellow, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington. The authors are grateful to Sue McFadden, MSN, RN, ARNP, for her support in conducting this study. For more information, contact Dr. Van Son at
Nurs Educ Perspect. 2023;44(2):107-109. doi: 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000959. Epub 2022 Mar 25.
Despite the increasing demand for nurses in geriatrics, interest lags in working with older adults. The Carolina Opinions on the Care of Older Adults instrument assesses attitudes toward older adults, with one subscale assessing intention to work with older adults. The instrument was used in a pretest/posttest study with prelicensure students enrolled in a gerontological nursing course. Posttest scores showed an improvement in attitudes toward older adults. The geriatric career choice subscale showed no pretest/posttest changes. The Carolina Opinions on the Care of Older Adults instrument is a suitable measure to assess changes in attitudes and intention to work with older adults.
尽管老年医学领域对护士的需求不断增加,但人们对与老年人合作的兴趣却滞后了。《卡罗来纳州老年人护理意见》工具评估了对老年人的态度,其中一个分量表评估了与老年人合作的意愿。该工具在参加老年护理课程的执业前学生的预测试/后测试研究中使用。后测分数显示出对老年人的态度有所改善。老年职业选择分量表在前测和后测之间没有变化。《卡罗来纳州老年人护理意见》工具是评估与老年人合作的态度和意愿变化的合适衡量标准。