Gerontological nursing 1982

Knowles, Lois N.

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“…Lookinland and Anson 24 suggested that these attitudes may be the result of prolonged exposure to ill and infirm older patients, leading to emotional rejection and stereotyping rather than individualisation. This emotional rejection has significant repercussions on the quality of care older patients may receive in an acute‐care setting, particularly from nurses who prefer not to work with patients 65 years and older 2,5,37,38 . Many studies examined the information older patients received on discharge and reported lack of information about their illness, recovery, medications and life rules 17,39,40 which could be the result of these ageist, stereotypical attitudes.…”

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Acute‐care nurses’ attitudes towards older patients: A literature review

Courtney

Tong

Walsh

2000

Int J of Nursing Practice

163

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With increases in life expectancy and increasing numbers of older patients utilising the acute setting, attitudes of registered nurses caring for older people may affect the quality of care provided. This paper reviews recent research on positive and negative attitudes of acute-care nurses towards older people. Many negative attitudes reflect ageist streotypes and knowledge deficits that significantly influence registered nurses' practice and older patients' quality of care. In the acute setting, older patients experience reduced independence, limited decision-making opportunities, increased probability of developing complications, little consideration of their ageing-related needs, limited health education and social isolation. Available instruments to measure attitudes towards and knowledge about older people, although reliable and valid, are outdated, country-specific and do not include either a patient-focus or a caring perspective. This paper argues for the development and utilisation of a research instrument that includes both a patient focus and a caring dimension.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Acute‐care nurses’ attitudes towards older patients: A literature review

Courtney

Tong

Walsh

2000

Int J of Nursing Practice

163

143

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Ageist attitudes among young adults: implications for a caring profession

Slevin

1991

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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It is frequently suggested that younger adults are negative in their attitudes toward elderly people. There are also claims that such attitudes develop as a result of the socially constructed phenomenon of ageism. This paper briefly addresses the concept as it is presented in the literature and goes on to describe an attitudinal study which supports the existence of ageism. An Attitudes Toward the Elderly inventory was administered to secondary school pupils during their final 2 years of schooling, to student nurses at the very beginning of their training and to qualified nurses. It was found that the subjects did demonstrate negative attitudes and that there appeared to be a definite gender socialization influence, with females demonstrating less negative attitudes than males. Contrary to expectations, entry into nursing did not lead to more positive attitudes but had the converse effect. The influence of ageism and more specific professional socialization processes are suggested as explanations for these patterns. Implications for nursing and other occupational groups involved in caring for the elderly are discussed.

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Geriatric Depression: A Survey of Nurses' Knowledge and Assessment Practices

Proffitt

Augspurger

Byrne

1996

Issues in Mental Health Nursing

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A sample of 149 registered nurses were surveyed to determine their knowledge of the symptoms of depression in the elderly and their assessment practices. Respondents were able to identify not only the traditionally associated symptoms but also two other behaviors, irritability and blaming others, which are not usually designated by other health care providers as associated with geriatric depression. These additional observations may reflect nurses' providing extensive physical as well as verbal care over much longer time periods for patients in inpatient and home settings than do other professionals. Recent findings in nursing research support the presence of these other behaviors as symptoms of depression. An additional finding revealed that nurses were not assessing their patients for depression even though they had a knowledge base of the symptoms.

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Gerontological nursing 1982

Cited by 6 publications

References 16 publications

Acute‐care nurses’ attitudes towards older patients: A literature review

Acute‐care nurses’ attitudes towards older patients: A literature review

Ageist attitudes among young adults: implications for a caring profession

Geriatric Depression: A Survey of Nurses' Knowledge and Assessment Practices

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