College of Nursing, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, United States.
College of Nursing, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, United States.
J Prof Nurs. 2023 Jul-Aug;47:1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2023.03.012. Epub 2023 Apr 7.
With a rapidly growing population of older adults in the U.S., nurses are needed to provide quality gerontological nursing care. However, few nursing students plan to specialize in gerontological nursing and many relate their lack of interest in gerontological nursing to negative pre-existing attitudes toward older adults.
An integrative review was conducted to examine factors associated with positive attitudes toward older adults in baccalaureate nursing students.
A systematic database search was performed to identify eligible articles published between January 2012 and February 2022. Data were extracted, displayed in matrix format, and synthesized into themes.
Two overarching themes were identified as having a positive impact on students' attitudes toward older adults: past rewarding experiences with older adults and gerontology-focused teaching strategies, particularly service-learning projects and simulation.
Nurse educators can improve students' attitudes toward older adults by incorporating service-learning and simulation activities into nursing curriculum.
随着美国老年人口的迅速增长，需要护士提供高质量的老年护理。然而，很少有护理专业的学生计划专门从事老年护理，许多人表示对老年护理缺乏兴趣是因为他们对老年人存在负面的先入为主的态度。
对本科护理学生对老年人持积极态度的相关因素进行综合审查。
对 2012 年 1 月至 2022 年 2 月期间发表的符合条件的文章进行了系统的数据库检索。提取数据，以矩阵形式展示，并综合为主题。
确定了两个对学生对老年人的态度产生积极影响的总体主题：与老年人的过去的有益经历和以老年学为重点的教学策略，特别是服务学习项目和模拟。
护理教育者可以通过将服务学习和模拟活动纳入护理课程来改善学生对老年人的态度。
