Future nursing workforce: Is it time for planned anti-ageism education as part of preparation for practice?

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Health, Samantha
Foster, P.
Crawford, R.
Groube, J.
Page, M.
Taylor, P.
Hudson, Sue
Abd Aziz, N.
Grogan, A.
Solomon, B.
Adesina, C.
Kabbar, Eltahir
Soper, F.
Phillips, Jillian
Graham, K.
Eleno, M.
Crone, P.
Mall, Robina
Johnson, Shoba
Munro, V.
Rogalin-Henderson, M.
Topp, M.
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2023-09
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New Zealand
nursing education
nursing students
geriatric nursing
aged care
education to combat ageism
ageism
workforce
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Heath, S., Foster, P., Crawford, R., Groube, J., Page, M., Taylor, P., Hudson, S., Abd Aziz, N., Grogan, A., Solomon, B., Adesina, C., Kabbar, E., Soper, F., Philips, J., Graham, K., Eleno, M., Crone, P., Mall, R., Johnson, S., Munro, V., Rogalin-Henderson, M., Topp, M (2023, September 6-8). Future nursing workforce: Is it time for planned anti-ageism education as part of preparation for practice? [Poster presentation]. New Zealand Association of Gerontology 2023 Conference, Auckland, New Zealand. https://hdl.handle.net/10652/6538
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The study reported on in this poster is part of larger work programme to re-imagine preparation of the future nursing workforce. The ‘Better Later Life (2019-2034)’1 strategy sets out key action areas for addressing a response to New Zealand’s ageing population. It recognises the importance of promoting healthy ageing and improving access to services as fundamental to achieving ‘Better Later Life’. A key factor underpinning this action is the involvement of healthcare professionals. Nurses are uniquely situated at the forefront of healthcare to support physical and mental health and to positively impact quality of life through service coordination. Yet, as research has shown, discriminatory attitudes are prevalent. When translated into service delivery, such attitudes can be barriers to the effective organisation of care packages, contributing to the overall cost of healthcare. There is a substantial role for nurse educators to play in the development of the future nursing workforce where negative perceptio
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