Study of the attitudes and future intentions of nursing students towards working with older people: an observational study

Background: Older people are increasing in the world leading to the fact that many nursing students will work in geriatric care setting. It was also reported the lack of knowledge and interest in working with older people by many nursing students. Therefore, the aim of the study is to explore the attitudes, wills, and intentions for the care of older people from nursing students. Methods: A sample of 383 students (mean age between 17 and 24; females: 76.2%) was divided according to the year. A questionnaire and three scales investigating the attitude for working with older persons (Kogan, Aday-Campbell, Nolan scales) were administered. Simple correlations across the three scales and the comparisons in means by year of graduation were reported. Results: Of the 383 students, 69.7% would take care of an older person, with the previous experience with older patients being the most important determinant in positive attitude of students in working with older people. The Kogan scale revealed a relatively positive attitude towards older people of the students involved; the Aday’s scale a reasonable willingness to take care of the older people; the Nolan scale a fair intention. Aday’s scale significantly correlated with Nolan’s scale and with Kogan’s scale as well as the Nolan scale correlated with the Kogan scale. Conclusion: Our study suggests that the quality of care provided to older people is related to the attitudes of health professionals indicating that nursing educators should adopt effective strategies to increase and promote students’ positive attitudes to older people. © 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Aneurysmal bone cyst of the nasal bone: case report

The aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC) is a solitary, expansile, non-neoplastic bone lesion, described as a distinct clinicopathological entity by Jaffe and Lichtenstein. We report a case of an ABC arising from the nasal bone in a adult male patient treated with complete surgical excision

Aneurysmal bone cyst of the nasal bone: case report.

The aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC) is a solitary, expansile, non-neoplastic bone lesion, described as a distinct clinicopathological entity by Jaffe and Lichtenstein. We report a case of an ABC arising from the nasal bone in a adult male patient treated with complete surgical excision

The nurses\u2019 tasks performed by aids in hospital settings: A mixed-methods study

Introduction. The role of Nurses' aides (NAs) in the clinical practice has been widely debated to date. Aims. To describe the activities/tasks performed by NAs and the dedicated time; to identify the activities/tasks shifted from nurses to NAs and to investigate the motivations. Methods. A multi-center mixed-methods study was conducted. Fifty-six NAs working in 17 hospitals in the North-Italy were observed during daily practice and then interviewed about the motivations associated with task shifting. Results. NAs mainly performed direct care tasks (67.7% of the observed time), such as helping with personal hygiene, feeding and mobilization. Larger hospitals (p = 0.034), surgical units (p = 0.001), a skill mix> 40% (p = 0.044) and a reduced nurse to patient ratio (p = 0.041), were significantly associated with a higher amount of indirect care activities/tasks performed by NAs. The tasks shifted most frequently from nurses to NAs were: mobilization (22; 39.3%) and personal hygiene (21; 37.5%) of unstable patients, feeding patients with dysphagia (19; 34%), intravenous set replacement (16; 28.6%) and pressure ulcers' dressing (11; 19.6%). NAs reported that they chose to act autonomously because of their experience and the trust-based relationship with nurses, in order to promptly respond to patients needs and to reduce nurse workload. Conclusions. It is necessary to further assess the development of the NAs role in the hospital setting to understand their inclusion in the nursing care