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ECU School of Nursing thesis
ECU School of Nursing thesis. UNAUTHORIZED
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| Summary |
Research indicates that negative attitudes toward the elderly contribute to the paucity of registered nurses interested in working with the aged. This pretest/posttest study was designed to ascertain if student nurse knowledge about and attitude toward the elderly could be altered by a gerontological course and a nursing home clinical experience. It also examines students' prior experiences with the elderly and interest in working with the elderly. Patmore's Facts on Aging Quiz, Kogan's Old People Scale, and a researcher-designed questionnaire was administered to 20 associate degree nursing students. The relationship between students' prior experiences with the elderly and attitude toward the elderly was not statistically significant. Despite a significant increase in favorable attitude and a trend toward increased knowledge. students continued to show little interest in working with the elderly. The author suggests that large sample longitudinal studies be initiated. |
| General note | Abstract title: Gerontological course unit and a nursing home experience : the effects of knowledge and attitudes of associate degree nurses. |
| General note | Submitted to the faculty of the School of Nursing. |
| General note | Advisor: Betty J. Reynolds |
| Dissertation note | M.S. East Carolina University 1989 |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 47-49). |
| Genre/form | Academic theses. |
| Genre/form | Academic theses. |
| Genre/form | Thèses et écrits académiques. |
