Aotearoa New Zealand student nurses’ perceptions of working in aged care: August 2024
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Heath, Samantha
Hudson, Sue
Abd Aziz, N.
Crawford, R.
Taylor, P.
Kabbar, Eltahir
Solomon, B.
Foster, P.
Munro, V.
Page, M.
Rogalin-Henderson, M.
Mall, Robina
Johnson, Shobha
Groube, J.
Grogan, A.
Adesina, C.
Soper, F.
Eleno, M.
Phillips, Jillian
Topp, M.
Hudson, Sue
Abd Aziz, N.
Crawford, R.
Taylor, P.
Kabbar, Eltahir
Solomon, B.
Foster, P.
Munro, V.
Page, M.
Rogalin-Henderson, M.
Mall, Robina
Johnson, Shobha
Groube, J.
Grogan, A.
Adesina, C.
Soper, F.
Eleno, M.
Phillips, Jillian
Topp, M.
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2024-09-02
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New Zealand
nursing education
nursing students
geriatric nursing
aged care
workforce
forecasts
surveys
literature reviews
nursing education
nursing students
geriatric nursing
aged care
workforce
forecasts
surveys
literature reviews
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Heath, S., Hudson, S., Abd Aziz, N., Crawford, R., Taylor, P., Kabbar, E., Solomon, B., Foster, P., Munro, V., Page, M., Rogalin-Henderson, M., Mall, R., Johnson, S., Groube, J., Grogan, A., Adesina, C., Soper, F., Eleno, M., Phillips, J., & Topp, M. (2024). Aotearoa New Zealand student nurses’ perceptions of working in aged care: August 2024, Research report series, 2024(2), 1-84, ISSN 2357-206X https://doi.org/10.34074/rsrp.110
Abstract
Supporting an ageing population is a globally recognised challenge (United Nations, 2020; World Health Organization, 2023). In the next ten years, the healthcare sector in Aotearoa New Zealand will confront this significant issue as the number of older adults markedly increases (Stats NZ, 2020). By 2036 over a quarter of the population of New Zealand will be over 65 years old (Te Pou o te Whakaaro Nui, 2019.) This demographic shift warrants significant attention because of increasing longevity and the number of older adults that will be living with complex or multiple diagnoses requiring supportive healthcare. As a consequence of technological and medical advances, adults will be living longer with chronic illness and the effects of ageing.
Nurses are at the front line of healthcare and are ideally placed to respond to the changing demographic. It is imperative, therefore, that we understand how well we are preparing nurses for doing the work that will be required. As educators, we need to understand what curriculum developments might be needed to support a well-prepared future nursing workforce (Heath et al, 2023).
This is the second of three reports about the future nursing workforce and aged care, in which student nurses’ perceptions of working with older adults are examined. In conjunction with the earlier report on the stocktake of clinical placements, these findings will form the basis of the final phase of the research, a consultation with the profession and broader community about their views on what should be included about older adult healthcare in pre-registration nursing programmes. It will be our opportunity to ensure the readiness of our future nursing workforce in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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ePress, Unitec, Te Pūkenga
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https://doi.org/10.34074/rsrp.110
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