Involving students in the challenges of caring for older people

Alabaster, Erica Sue 2007. Involving students in the challenges of caring for older people. Nursing Older People 19 (5) , pp. 23-28.

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Abstract

Students acquire nursing knowledge and values through occupational socialisation during varied work-based placements. Such experiences not only influence their career paths but, crucially, their orientation towards older people in practice. This paper draws on research exploring nursing students' experiences of working with older people during a pre-registration course. It aims to show how understanding their perceptions might assist in meeting the future challenges of elder care. The author reveals that reformed nurse education, service modernisation and changing roles have modified traditional views of nursing older people but not overturned them. Nurses in age-specific and non-acute areas were more likely to practise and encourage a person-centred approach, this being consistent with students' ideals.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Healthcare Sciences
Subjects:	R Medicine > RT Nursing
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Student nurses; Elderly; nursing; Educational problems
Publisher:	RCN Publishing
ISSN:	1472-0795
Last Modified:	09 Jan 2018 16:03
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/22125

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