Teaching the care of older people in Australian nursing schools: Survey findings

Fetherstonhaugh, D; Rayner, JA; Solly, K; Beattie, E; Harrington, A; Jeon, YH; Moyle, W; Parker, D

Teaching the care of older people in Australian nursing schools: Survey findings

Fetherstonhaugh, D Rayner, JA Solly, K Beattie, E Harrington, A Jeon, YH Moyle, W Parker, D

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Citation:: Collegian, 2022
Issue Date:: 2022-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Fetherstonhaugh, D
dc.contributor.author	Rayner, JA
dc.contributor.author	Solly, K
dc.contributor.author	Beattie, E
dc.contributor.author	Harrington, A
dc.contributor.author	Jeon, YH
dc.contributor.author	Moyle, W
dc.contributor.author	Parker, D https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2552-8613
dc.date.accessioned	2022-12-01T00:18:53Z
dc.date.available	2022-12-01T00:18:53Z
dc.date.issued	2022-01-01
dc.identifier.citation	Collegian, 2022
dc.identifier.issn	1322-7696
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/163954
dc.description.abstract	Background: Meeting the complex health needs of an increasing number of older people is a critical workforce challenge for the Australian health and aged care sectors. Nurses are the largest group of registered health care professionals and fundamental to delivering health and aged care in Australia. However, while nursing students encounter increasing numbers of older people in all health and aged care settings, little is known about how they are educationally prepared to care for them. Aim: To investigate the curriculum content and method of teaching the care of older people in Australian Bachelor of Nursing degrees. Methods: A population sample of all Australian nursing schools offering Bachelor of Nursing degrees. Nurse academics involved in subject coordination or curriculum development were recruited. A telephone-assisted survey explored ‘the care of older people’ in Australian undergraduate nursing curricula. Descriptive statistical analyses were undertaken. Results: The response rate was 100%. Curricula were acute care focused with content specific to the care of older people scaffolded across curricula. A variety of teaching and learning methods were reported. Clinical experiences with older people occurred in residential aged care settings, generally in the first year of the degree. Conclusions: Preparation of pre-registration nurses for the care of older people requires improvement in curricula content and clinical experience to equip graduates to provide safe, person-centred care that meets the needs of older Australians.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Elsevier BV
dc.relation.ispartof	Collegian
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.colegn.2022.02.007
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	1110 Nursing
dc.subject.classification	Nursing
dc.title	Teaching the care of older people in Australian nursing schools: Survey findings
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.for	1110 Nursing
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHT - Health Technologies
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Centre for Health Technologies (CHT)
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dc.date.updated	2022-12-01T00:18:52Z
pubs.publication-status	Published

Abstract:

Background: Meeting the complex health needs of an increasing number of older people is a critical workforce challenge for the Australian health and aged care sectors. Nurses are the largest group of registered health care professionals and fundamental to delivering health and aged care in Australia. However, while nursing students encounter increasing numbers of older people in all health and aged care settings, little is known about how they are educationally prepared to care for them. Aim: To investigate the curriculum content and method of teaching the care of older people in Australian Bachelor of Nursing degrees. Methods: A population sample of all Australian nursing schools offering Bachelor of Nursing degrees. Nurse academics involved in subject coordination or curriculum development were recruited. A telephone-assisted survey explored ‘the care of older people’ in Australian undergraduate nursing curricula. Descriptive statistical analyses were undertaken. Results: The response rate was 100%. Curricula were acute care focused with content specific to the care of older people scaffolded across curricula. A variety of teaching and learning methods were reported. Clinical experiences with older people occurred in residential aged care settings, generally in the first year of the degree. Conclusions: Preparation of pre-registration nurses for the care of older people requires improvement in curricula content and clinical experience to equip graduates to provide safe, person-centred care that meets the needs of older Australians.

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