Graduating nurse students' interest in older people nursing-A cross-sectional survey in six European countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Countries vary in the number of qualified nurses employed in older adult services. Moreover, students' views of older people nursing as a career differ internationally. Studying future nurses and their career intentions for the field is warranted to meet the increased nurse workforce expectations in terms of quantity and competence.

Aim

To analyse graduating nurse students' interest in older people nursing and the factors associated with it.

Methods

A cross-sectional multicountry survey design was applied. Data were collected between May 2018 and March 2019 from several educational institutions in Finland, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Lithuania and Spain. Non-probability convenience sampling was used to recruit graduating nurse students (n = 1796). The data w

SUBMITTER: Koskinen S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9285737 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature