CLINICAL PLACEMENTS IN RESIDENTIAL AGED CARE FACILITIES: THE IMPACT ON NURSING STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION OF AGED CARE AND THE EFFECT ON CAREER PLANS

Abstract

Analysis of the sometimes ambivalent and conflicting views expressed pointed to possible changes, all within the domain of training and employing institutions, capable of bringing submerged issues to the surface for examination and resolution as part of raising student understanding of gerontology as a demanding specialty and residential care as a rewarding career.