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The purpose of this study was to identify Jordanian nursing students' attitudes towards older people and to consider whether the attitudes of the selected sample had any bearing on the care provided for this client group. A descriptive correlational design was employed and Kogan's [Kogan, N., 1961. Attitudes toward old people: the development of a scale and examination of correlates. ⋯ Students who prefer to work with older people following graduation reported more positive attitudes toward older people than students who did not. The results of this study suggest that positive attitudes exist towards older people; despite this, it is clear that efforts are required to enhance them further. In addition, the Jordanian lecturers in schools of nursing should further consider the need to prepare the students for their roles as caregivers for this particular client group.
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Nurse education today · May 2005
ReviewPalliative care for end-stage dementia: a discussion of the implications for education of health care professionals.
The increasing burden of chronic disease demands that palliative care clinicians address the needs of patients with non-malignant disease. This discussion document seeks to address some of the challenges to providing palliative care for end-stage dementia (ESD) and the need for skill enhancement in key providers of care. ⋯ There is an absence of well-articulated models to assist health care providers of ESD clients. It would appear that the development and evaluation of guidelines, implementation of education programs and collaborative associations between palliative and aged-care providers of care are key strategies to facilitate palliative care for ESD clients.
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Nurse education today · May 2005
Nursing students' and tutors' perceptions of learning and teaching in a clinical skills centre.
Clinical Skills Centres (CSCs) can ease pressure on clinical skills development and assessment in clinical areas; and provide added value through experiential learning and self-directed learning. Published accounts of innovation in CSCs tell part of this story but little is known about perceptions of students and tutors engaged in day-to-day learning and teaching in CSCs. ⋯ The favoured pedagogic approach of expert demonstration by tutors followed by supported practice necessitates attention to tutors' training. The muted responses of senior students may signal a need to review the CSC learning experiences offered to them.
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Nurse education today · Jul 2002
Determining the accuracy of pain assessment of senior student nurses: a clinical vignette approach.
Pain is a commonly identified clinical problem and if not relieved, patients will suffer. Accurate pain assessment is essential for effective pain management. A theoretical model of factors has been constructed for this study, indicating how clinical signs can affect the accuracy of pain assessment by student nurses. ⋯ Of all the student nurses, 40.8% (69/169) considered the subjective report of patients as the most reliable indicator of pain. The remaining senior student nurses (100/169 (59.2%)) tended to ignore this subjective sign of pain and relate the objective signs for pain assessment. It is recommended that the undergraduate curriculum in the aspect of pain assessment needs to be reviewed for a sound theoretical foundation of pain, and that the bias in pain assessment be corrected.