title: Emergency nurses attitudes towards older people in the emergency department: a cross-sectional study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report nurses' attitudes towards older people in the emergency department (ED).
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  A nurse's attitude towards an older person can have an effect on nurses' work practices and interactions and can result in adverse outcomes for the older person.
  
  
  METHODS
  A national cross-sectional survey using a previously validated instrument Older Person in Acute Care Survey (OPACS) was conducted to measure emergency nurses' attitudes towards older people in their care.
  
  
  METHODS
  Members of the College of Emergency Nursing Australasia (CENA) were invited to participate in the study. There were 371 (39%) completed surveys returned.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The OPACS survey identified that ED nurses have positive attitudes towards older people in the ED.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The implications for practice are clinically significant because positive attitudes can result in prevention of discrimination and marginalisation of the older person in the ED.
authors: a School of Nursing and Midwifery , University of Newcastle , University Drive, Callaghan , NSW 2308 , Australia.
authors: Debra
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authors: Deasey
authors: a School of Nursing and Midwifery , University of Newcastle , University Drive, Callaghan , NSW 2308 , Australia.
authors: Ashley
authors: A
authors: Kable
authors: a School of Nursing and Midwifery , University of Newcastle , University Drive, Callaghan , NSW 2308 , Australia.
authors: Sarah
authors: S
authors: Jeong
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001315:Australia; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D016529:Emergency Nursing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: attitudes; emergency; nurse; older person