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Contemporary Nurse Volume 52, 2016 - Issue 2-3
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Emergency nurses attitudes towards older people in the emergency department: a cross-sectional study

Debra DeaseySchool of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, NSW2308, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ashley KableSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, NSW2308, Australia
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Sarah JeongSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, NSW2308, Australia
Pages 369-380 | Received 03 Jul 2015, Accepted 08 Aug 2016, Published online: 31 Aug 2016
 
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Abstract

Aim: 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. Design: 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. Conclusion: 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.

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