Raising awareness of prostate cancer amongst black communities in the south of England.

: Black men are more likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer than white men and may present with prostate cancer at a much later stage during the cancer journey. This could be due to a lower awareness of the signs and symptoms of prostate cancer, an unwillingness to report symptoms or a lack of trust in the healthcare system or a combination of these.: The aims of this study were to raise awareness of prostate cancer in black communities in South of England and to evaluate the engagement and raising awareness campaigns.

Facilitating students' interest in older people nursing: Gerontological nurse teachers under scrutiny.

Having teachers who are knowledgeable and passionate about issues related to older people is crucial in enhancing nursing students' interest in older people nursing. However, whether such commitments and abilities are present among gerontological nurse teachers is unknown. This study therefore describes how undergraduate nursing students perceive their gerontological nurse teachers' abilities to facilitate students' interest in older people nursing.

Gerontological nurse teachers' abilities and influence on students' willingness in older people nursing: A cross-sectional, correlational survey.

Background: Previous studies have focused on identifying the factors hindering nursing students' interest in gerontology careers, whereas others have suggested interventions to promote students' interest in older people nursing. However, the role of a teacher is equally vital in shaping students' career preference.

Objective: This study therefore explored students' perspectives of their gerontological nurse teachers' abilities and its association with students' willingness to work in older people nursing.

Development and validation of gerontological nurse teacher scale.

Several studies have advocated for having gerontological nurse teachers with special commitment to implement an aged-friendly curriculum, in order to facilitate student nurses' interest in gerontology careers. However, there is no existing instrument to assess whether gerontological nurse teachers possess such competences. This study describes the development and validation of an instrument for assessing the competence of gerontological nurse teachers.

Nursing curriculums may hinder a career in gerontological nursing: An integrative review.

Objective: To investigate what prevents undergraduate nursing students from choosing gerontological nursing as a career option.

Design: This study utilised an integrative literature review, which allows the inclusion of previous studies with diverse research designs to gain a broader view of the reasons why nursing students do not choose a gerontological nursing career.

Methods: An electronic database search of CINAHL (Ebsco), Scopus and Eric elicited 251 scientific peer-reviewed empirical studies, published from 2006 to March 2016 in English.