Nursing students' and clinical instructors' attitudes towards older adults

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dc.contributor.authorSimpkins, Sheena L.
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Health Sciences
dc.contributor.supervisorKulig, Judith Celene
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-28T18:07:02Z
dc.date.available2014-07-28T18:07:02Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.descriptionx, 142 leaves ; 29 cmen_US
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was threefold: (1) to examine nursing student attitudes before and after their first clinical placement with older adults; (2) to determine if there is a relationship between clinical instructors’ attitudes and those of nursing students; and, (3) to explore if clinical instructors’ attitudes influence student nurses’ attitudes towards older adults. This study employed a mixed methods approach. Using Holroyd et al.’s (2009) survey, the attitudes towards older adults of 152 nursing students were measured over two time periods and compared to the attitudes of 13 clinical instructors. Interviews were also conducted with 13 nursing students and 6 clinical instructors. Findings indicated that nursing students’ attitudes became more positive and that there was a significant relationship between students’ and instructors’ attitudes. A conceptual model was also developed, which revealed that instructors impact students’ attitudes through being role models and that students emulate them as a result.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/3468
dc.language.isoen_CAen_US
dc.proquestyesNoen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Health Sciences, c2013en_US
dc.publisher.facultyHealth Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Health Sciences)en_US
dc.subjectNursing students -- Attitudesen_US
dc.subjectGeriatric nursingen_US
dc.subjectGeriatric nursing -- Study and teachingen_US
dc.subjectOlder people -- Careen_US
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen_US
dc.titleNursing students' and clinical instructors' attitudes towards older adultsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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