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The Association Between new Nurses’ Gerontological Education, Personal Attitudes Toward Older Adults, and Intentions to Work in Gerontological Care Settings in Ontario, Canada
BACKGROUND: The older adult population in Canada is increasing, and many will require care within an acute geriatric unit (AGU) or long-term care facility (LTCF). However, the nursing workforce is not growing at the same pace as the population is aging. New graduate nurses may be able to fill this g...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9109551/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34964357 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/08445621211063702 |
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author | Smith, Jessica Sawhney, Monakshi Duhn, Lenora Woo, Kevin |
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description | BACKGROUND: The older adult population in Canada is increasing, and many will require care within an acute geriatric unit (AGU) or long-term care facility (LTCF). However, the nursing workforce is not growing at the same pace as the population is aging. New graduate nurses may be able to fill this gap; therefore, it is important to understand their intentions of working in gerontological care settings (i.e., AGU or LTCF). AIM: To examine if nursing education and personal attitudes toward older adults influence newly registered nurses’(RNs) intentions to work in a gerontological care setting. METHOD: Nurses (n= 1,103) who registered with the College of Nurses of Ontario for the first time in 2018 were invited to complete a questionnaire. RESULTS: The majority of participants (n = 181) reported a positive attitude toward older adults. However, only 14% reported an intention to work in a gerontological care setting. Participants who completed multiple geriatric focused clinical placements were more likely to report an intention to work in these settings. CONCLUSION: This study provides some information regarding the attitudes and intentions of newly RNs toward a career in gerontological care settings. Further research is needed to understand nurses’ intentions regarding working in AGUs or LTCFs. |
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spelling | pubmed-91095512022-05-17 The Association Between new Nurses’ Gerontological Education, Personal Attitudes Toward Older Adults, and Intentions to Work in Gerontological Care Settings in Ontario, Canada Smith, Jessica Sawhney, Monakshi Duhn, Lenora Woo, Kevin Can J Nurs Res Original Research Reports BACKGROUND: The older adult population in Canada is increasing, and many will require care within an acute geriatric unit (AGU) or long-term care facility (LTCF). However, the nursing workforce is not growing at the same pace as the population is aging. New graduate nurses may be able to fill this gap; therefore, it is important to understand their intentions of working in gerontological care settings (i.e., AGU or LTCF). AIM: To examine if nursing education and personal attitudes toward older adults influence newly registered nurses’(RNs) intentions to work in a gerontological care setting. METHOD: Nurses (n= 1,103) who registered with the College of Nurses of Ontario for the first time in 2018 were invited to complete a questionnaire. RESULTS: The majority of participants (n = 181) reported a positive attitude toward older adults. However, only 14% reported an intention to work in a gerontological care setting. Participants who completed multiple geriatric focused clinical placements were more likely to report an intention to work in these settings. CONCLUSION: This study provides some information regarding the attitudes and intentions of newly RNs toward a career in gerontological care settings. Further research is needed to understand nurses’ intentions regarding working in AGUs or LTCFs. SAGE Publications 2021-12-29 2022-06 /pmc/articles/PMC9109551/ /pubmed/34964357 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/08445621211063702 Text en © The Author(s) 2021 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). |
spellingShingle | Original Research Reports Smith, Jessica Sawhney, Monakshi Duhn, Lenora Woo, Kevin The Association Between new Nurses’ Gerontological Education, Personal Attitudes Toward Older Adults, and Intentions to Work in Gerontological Care Settings in Ontario, Canada |
title | The Association Between new Nurses’ Gerontological Education,
Personal Attitudes Toward Older Adults, and Intentions to Work in Gerontological
Care Settings in Ontario, Canada |
title_full | The Association Between new Nurses’ Gerontological Education,
Personal Attitudes Toward Older Adults, and Intentions to Work in Gerontological
Care Settings in Ontario, Canada |
title_fullStr | The Association Between new Nurses’ Gerontological Education,
Personal Attitudes Toward Older Adults, and Intentions to Work in Gerontological
Care Settings in Ontario, Canada |
title_full_unstemmed | The Association Between new Nurses’ Gerontological Education,
Personal Attitudes Toward Older Adults, and Intentions to Work in Gerontological
Care Settings in Ontario, Canada |
title_short | The Association Between new Nurses’ Gerontological Education,
Personal Attitudes Toward Older Adults, and Intentions to Work in Gerontological
Care Settings in Ontario, Canada |
title_sort | association between new nurses’ gerontological education,
personal attitudes toward older adults, and intentions to work in gerontological
care settings in ontario, canada |
topic | Original Research Reports |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9109551/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34964357 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/08445621211063702 |
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