Background Despite decades of advocates striving to enhance gerontological content in
baccalaureate nursing programs, nurses are still graduating with inadequate knowledge …

Background The common practice of making fun of aging and older people demonstrates
that ageism towards older people is socially acceptable. It is so accepted that even those of …

Background Despite efforts to incorporate information about older people in pre-licensure
nursing programs, there are inconsistent results from studies examining student nurses' …

Background While family caregivers provide 70-90% of care for people living in the
community and assist with 10-30% of the care in congregate living, most healthcare …

Background Negative perceptions about working with older people within nursing contribute
to the deficit of educators with expertise to teach student nurses, and nurses graduating ill …

Background Making fun of growing older is considered socially acceptable, yet ageist
humour reinforces negative stereotypes that growing old is linked with physical and mental …

Background: The work environment factors associated with nurses' intention to leave their
jobs are not well understood because most studies have used non-probabilistic sampling …

As the number of older adults increases, it is imperative that gerontological competencies
are imbedded in health and social service education reviews of Canadian published and …

Objectives To examine nursing staffs' geriatric knowledge, perceptions about
interprofessional collaboration and patient‐centred care, and perceived learning needs …

Background Caring for older adults is among the most challenging issue of public health
and social care systems in modern societies. By enhancing the nursing curriculum, nursing …