Career Preferences among Nursing Students: A Cross-Sessional Study.

Introduction: It is estimated that mores nurses are needed in the future, nursing students' career preferences are important to contribute the shortage of nursing manpower in Macao. Little is known regarding the preferences for nursing students' career preferences and related factors among nursing students.

Objective: To explore and investigate the career preferences and related factors among nursing students in Macao.

Relationship Between Gerontological Nursing Education and Attitude Toward Older People.

Background: Nursing students' attitudes toward older people affect the quality of care provided to the aging population. Although gerontological nursing has been delivered as a stand-alone course in Macao since 2008, Macao nursing students' attitudes toward older people have not been investigated.

Objective: The purposes of this study were 1) to explore nursing students' background information and attitudes toward older people and 2) to examine the presence of relationships between these factors and gerontological nursing education in Macao, a special administrative region of China.