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Dutch hospital nurses show significant variation in knowledge and negative attitudes towards older patients. This highlights an urgent need for targeted education programs to improve geriatric care quality and consistency across all shifts.

Keywords:
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Area of Science:

  • Geriatric Nursing
  • Healthcare Workforce Education

Background:

  • Hospital care increasingly involves older adults, necessitating a skilled nursing workforce.
  • Understanding nurses' knowledge and attitudes is crucial for improving geriatric care quality in the Netherlands.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the knowledge and attitudes of registered nurses in Dutch hospitals regarding older patients.
  • To identify factors associated with nurses' knowledge and preferences for geriatric care.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional multicenter study involving 1743 registered nurses across 89 wards in ten Dutch hospitals.
  • Knowledge assessed using the Knowledge about Older Patient-Quiz (KOP-Q); opinions and preferences measured via direct questions.

Main Results:

  • Significant diversity in nurses' knowledge levels, with many comparable to nursing students or specialists.
  • Knowledge correlated with age, work experience, education level, and preparatory secondary education.
  • A minority of nurses preferred working with older patients, though most did not find it difficult.

Conclusions:

  • Large disparities in nursing knowledge and predominantly negative attitudes towards older patients exist in Dutch hospitals.
  • This variability impacts the quality of care older patients receive.
  • Urgent development of specialized education programs for essential geriatric care is recommended.