title: Attitudes and knowledge in older people's care.
abstract: Both student nurses and registered nurses may lack sufficient knowledge and positive attitudes to care for an ageing population, and education programmes are not addressing this. This research review, which includes a small study by the author, found that neither education nor clinical placements significantly improved students' knowledge about or attitudes towards older people. This review also explores the evidence and suggests how this issue could be addressed.
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Welford
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000193:education*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000523:psychology*; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult