{"title":"Ageism in Nursing.","authors":"S. V. Wicklin","doi":"10.1097/psn.0000000000000301","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Stereotypes of older adults and assumptions of old age as a time of dependency and vulnerability affect not only how older adults are perceived and treated by society, but how they are treated by members of the nursing profession as well. When nurses display ageist attitudes, it can be harmful to older patients both physically and emotionally. In this review article the author describes some of the literature related to ageism in nursing, discusses how ageism can affect the quality of the care that is provided to older adult patients, and explains theories that may help explain ageism in nursing.","PeriodicalId":20248,"journal":{"name":"Plastic Surgical Nursing","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1097/psn.0000000000000301","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Plastic Surgical Nursing","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1097/psn.0000000000000301","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"Nursing","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Stereotypes of older adults and assumptions of old age as a time of dependency and vulnerability affect not only how older adults are perceived and treated by society, but how they are treated by members of the nursing profession as well. When nurses display ageist attitudes, it can be harmful to older patients both physically and emotionally. In this review article the author describes some of the literature related to ageism in nursing, discusses how ageism can affect the quality of the care that is provided to older adult patients, and explains theories that may help explain ageism in nursing.
期刊介绍:
Plastic Surgical Nursing, the official journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgical Nurses (ASPSN), presents the latest advances in plastic and reconstructive surgical nursing practice. Written by and for plastic surgical nurses, Plastic Surgical Nursing features clinical articles covering a wide variety of surgical procedures. Patient education techniques and research findings are also included, as well as articles discussing the ethical issues and trends in this expanding clinical nursing specialty. The journal also contains continuing education for the entire scope of Plastic Surgical Nursing practice.