The Effect of Geriatric Nursing Course on Determining Attitudes Towards the Elderly

Mahruk Rashidi; Gülay Yıldırım

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The Effect of Geriatric Nursing Course on Determining Attitudes Towards the Elderly

Yazarlar:

Mahruk Rashidi | Gülay Yıldırım

Yayıncı:

İstanbul Gelisim University

Ana Başlıklar:

Dahili Hastalıklar Hemşireliği

Dergi:

İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi Issue 21, pp.1039-1049

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2024

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001308772

pISSN:

2536-4499

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 Aim: The study was conducted to define the effects of a geriatric nursing course on nursing students attitudes towards the elderly. Method: The study was conducted in a quasi-experimental design with second-year students studying in the Department of Nursing of a university. A total of 92 people participated in the study. Data were collected online. SPSS 21 statistical software was used in the analysis of the data. Results: Before taking the geriatric nursing course, 75 of the students stated that old age started over 65 years of age, while 87 stated that they started over 65 years of age after taking the geriatrics course p0.05. At the same time, it was determined that 27 of the students had difficulty communicating with elderly individuals before taking the geriatric nursing course, while only 17 had difficulty communicating with elderly individuals after taking the geriatrics course p0.05. It was determined that the average pre-test score of the students taking the geriatric nursing course was 123.5515.86, the average post-test score was 127.0016.40, and the average scores between the pre-test and post-test showed a statistically significant difference p0.05. Conclusion: Geriatric nursing course strengthens students communication with the elderly. It is recommended to include geriatric nursing courses in all university curriculum in order to increase knowledge skills and positive attitudes towards the elderly in nursing students. Thus, students who start working as nurses can play an active role in improving patient outcomes such as hospital stays, reduced readmission rates, and patient satisfaction in hospitalisations due to old age.

 Aim: The study was conducted to define the effects of a geriatric nursing course on nursing students attitudes towards the elderly. Method: The study was conducted in a quasi-experimental design with second-year students studying in the Department of Nursing of a university. A total of 92 people participated in the study. Data were collected online. SPSS 21 statistical software was used in the analysis of the data. Results: Before taking the geriatric nursing course, 75 of the students stated that old age started over 65 years of age, while 87 stated that they started over 65 years of age after taking the geriatrics course p0.05. At the same time, it was determined that 27 of the students had difficulty communicating with elderly individuals before taking the geriatric nursing course, while only 17 had difficulty communicating with elderly individuals after taking the geriatrics course p0.05. It was determined that the average pre-test score of the students taking the geriatric nursing course was 123.5515.86, the average post-test score was 127.0016.40, and the average scores between the pre-test and post-test showed a statistically significant difference p0.05. Conclusion: Geriatric nursing course strengthens students communication with the elderly. It is recommended to include geriatric nursing courses in all university curriculum in order to increase knowledge skills and positive attitudes towards the elderly in nursing students. Thus, students who start working as nurses can play an active role in improving patient outcomes such as hospital stays, reduced readmission rates, and patient satisfaction in hospitalisations due to old age.

 Aim: The study was conducted to define the effects of a geriatric nursing course on nursing students attitudes towards the elderly. Method: The study was conducted in a quasi-experimental design with second-year students studying in the Department of Nursing of a university. A total of 92 people participated in the study. Data were collected online. SPSS 21 statistical software was used in the analysis of the data. Results: Before taking the geriatric nursing course, 75 of the students stated that old age started over 65 years of age, while 87 stated that they started over 65 years of age after taking the geriatrics course p0.05. At the same time, it was determined that 27 of the students had difficulty communicating with elderly individuals before taking the geriatric nursing course, while only 17 had difficulty communicating with elderly individuals after taking the geriatrics course p0.05. It was determined that the average pre-test score of the students taking the geriatric nursing course was 123.5515.86, the average post-test score was 127.0016.40, and the average scores between the pre-test and post-test showed a statistically significant difference p0.05. Conclusion: Geriatric nursing course strengthens students communication with the elderly. It is recommended to include geriatric nursing courses in all university curriculum in order to increase knowledge skills and positive attitudes towards the elderly in nursing students. Thus, students who start working as nurses can play an active role in improving patient outcomes such as hospital stays, reduced readmission rates, and patient satisfaction in hospitalisations due to old age.

 Amaç: Bu çalışma hemşirelik öğrencilerine verilen geriatri hemşireliği dersinin, yaşlılara yönelik tutumu üzerindeki etkilerini belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Yöntem: Araştırma bir üniversitenin Hemşirelik Bölümünde öğrenim gören ikinci sınıf öğrencileriyle yarı deneysel desende gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmaya toplam 92 kişi katıldı. Veriler çevrimiçi olarak toplandı. Verilerin analizinde SPSS 21 istatistik programı kullanıldı. Bulgular: Geriatri hemşireliği dersi almadan önce öğrencilerin 75i yaşlılığın 65 yaş üstü başladığını ifade ederken geriatri dersini aldıktan sonra 87si 65 yaş üstü başladığını ifade etmiştir p0,05. Aynı zamanda geriatri hemşireliği dersi almadan önce öğrencilerin 27si yaşlı bireylerle iletişim güçlüğü yaşıyorken geriatri dersini aldıktan sonra sadece 17sinin yaşlı bireylerle iletişim güçlüğü yaşadığı saptanmıştır p0,05. Geriatri hemşireliği dersi alan öğrencilerin ön-test puan ortalamasının 123,5515,86 son-test puan ortalamasının ise 127,0016,40 olduğu ön-test ile son-test arasındaki puan ortalamalarının istatistiksel olarak anlamlı fark gösterdiği saptanmıştır p0,05. Sonuç: Geriatri hemşireliği dersi öğrencilerin yaşlılarla iletişimini güçlendirmektedir. Hemşirelik öğrencilerinde bilgi beceriyi ve yaşlılara karşı olumlu tutumu artırmak için tüm üniversite müfredatlarına geriatri hemşireliği dersi konulması önerilmektedir. Böylelikle hemşire olarak çalışmaya başlayan öğrenciler yaşlılığa bağlı yatışlarda; hastanede kalış süresini, yeniden yatış oranlarının azalmasını ve hasta memnuniyeti gibi hasta sonuçlarının iyileştirilmesinde etkin rol oynayabilir.

Makale detayları

The Effect of Geriatric Nursing Course on Determining Attitudes Towards the Elderly

Yazarlar:

Mahruk Rashidi | Gülay Yıldırım

Yayıncı:

İstanbul Gelisim University

Ana Başlıklar:

Dahili Hastalıklar Hemşireliği

Dergi:

İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi Issue 21, pp.1039-1049

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2024

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001308772

pISSN:

2536-4499

Nursing students

geriatric nursing

attitude

elderly: Hemşirelik öğrencileri

geriatri hemşireliği

tutum

yaşlı

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Mahruk Rashidi | Gülay Yıldırım

Yayıncı: İstanbul Gelisim University

Ana Başlıklar: Dahili Hastalıklar Hemşireliği

Dergi: İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi Issue 21, pp.1039-1049

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 5/2024

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001308772

pISSN: 2536-4499

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Mahruk Rashidi | Gülay Yıldırım

Yayıncı:

İstanbul Gelisim University

Ana Başlıklar:

Dahili Hastalıklar Hemşireliği

Dergi:

İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi Issue 21, pp.1039-1049

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2024

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001308772

pISSN:

2536-4499