Emergency nurses' and physicians' perceptions and self-assessed competence in providing care to older patients.

Aim: This study examined emergency nurses' and physicians' perceptions and self-assessed competence in caring for older patients.

Methods: Data were analyzed using a mixed methods approach and quantitative data were supplemented with qualitative responses. There were 451 nurses and physicians working at the two examined emergency departments, with 125 of them responding to the survey; the response rate was 27.