Curriculum, Theory and Practice: Exploring Nurses\u27 and Nursing Students\u27 Knowledge of, Attitudes Towards and Self- Efficacy in Caring for The Elderly in Canada
This study explores nurses\u27 and nursing students\u27 knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy in caring for the elderly and addresses the factors contributing to nurses\u27 perspectives. It also examines the nursing curriculum\u27s contributions to nurses\u27 knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy and provides suggestions to reconfigure the nursing curriculum for comprehensive geriatric nursing care. A mixed-method research design was used to address the purpose of the study. The results revealed that most nurses possess neutral attitudes toward caring for geriatric patients, and their knowledge ranged from average to above-average levels; most nurses had an above-average level of self-efficacy. Results also showed a statistically significant positive correlation between nurses\u27 attitudes and knowledge level and between self-efficacy and knowledge level. Similarly, there was a statistically significant positive correlation between nurses\u27 attitudes and self-efficacy and between self-efficacy and years of experience. This study demonstrated the positive impact of the Canadian nursing curriculum on nurses\u27 knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy
