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Student nurse perceptions of vulnerable populations

Abstract

Nursing students in a baccalaureate program completed reflective assignments on their perception of older adults over three semesters during the first year to learn if their perceptions changed over time. Students demonstrated stereotypical responses in the first semester with a dramatic shift in focus by the third semester.

Author Details

Claudine Dufrene, PhD, RN-BC, GNP-BC, CNE, School of Nursing, University of St. Thomas Carol and Otis Peavy School of Nursing, Houston, Texas, USA

Sigma Membership

Non-member

Lead Author Affiliation

University of St. Thomas, Houston, Texas, USA

Type

Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Nursing Education, Older Adults, Perceptions of Nursing Students

Conference Name

29th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Melbourne, Australia

Conference Year

2018

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Do nursing students' perceptions of older adults change over time?

Melbourne, Australia

Nursing students in a baccalaureate program completed reflective assignments on their perception of older adults over three semesters during the first year to learn if their perceptions changed over time. Students demonstrated stereotypical responses in the first semester with a dramatic shift in focus by the third semester.