Geriatric Nursing Course: It's Effect on Nursing Students’ knowledge and Attitude regarding Caring Elderly | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Article 67, Volume 11, Issue 3, September 2020, Page 1032-1041 PDF (349.78 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2020.233428 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Esmat Elsayed Ibrahim1; Entsar A. Abd Elsalam2 | ||||
| 1Lecturer of Geriatric Nursing Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University | ||||
| 2Assist. Prof of Geriatric Nursing Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Prepared nurses adequately with sufficient knowledge, skills, and positive attitudes towards elderly improve patient outcomes such as reduced hospital length of stay, reduced readmission rates, and therefor patient and family satisfaction. Aim: This study aimed to examine the effect of geriatric nursing course on nursing students' knowledge, attitude regarding caring elderly. Design: A quasi experimental design (pre-posttest) was utilized. Setting: This study was conducted at faculty of nursing in Shebin Elkom City, Menoufia University. Sample: convenient sample consists of 371 students enrolled in the fourth year, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University. Tools of data collection: Tool (1): Structured interviewing questionnaire: It was developed by the researchers. Tool (2): The Attitudes toward Old People Scale (Kogan, 1961). Tool (3): Perceived Job Satisfaction (Everly and Falcion, 1976). Results: there was improvement in student' knowledge and attitude toward elderly after implementation of geriatric nursing course. Conclusion: The present study has indicated that providing a geriatric nursing course had a positive effect on the attitude toward the elderly and was particularly effective in decreasing the negative attitude of students. In addition it increase student' knowledge level and can make students consider working as a nurse caring for elderly. Recommendations: There is a need to revise the nursing curriculum and develop innovative schemes that will increase the students’ willingness to work with the elderly. Effective use of mass and social media in order to raise awareness and to change negative attitudes toward elderly. Give a chance for nursing students to be more contact with care of elders through clinical practice. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Nursing students; Attitude; Elderly; Geriatric nursing course | ||||
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